Developing a classroom-based assessment framework of secondary students’ core competencies - An approach to integrate students’ transferable skills in schools

Developing a classroom-based assessment framework of secondary students’ core competencies - An approach to integrate students’ transferable skills in schools

Duong Thi Thu Huong huongdtt@vnies.edu.vn Vietnam National Institute of Educational Sciences
Summary: 
Vietnam’s 2018 general educational curriculum was developed on the premise that learners in the twenty-first century need to be prepared with generic skills in order to fulfill the requirements of society and the workforce. The evaluation of these key competencies in a classroom environment, on the other hand, has received very little attention in the literature. The aim of this article, which is based on the most recent research work by ACER and ATC21S, is to create a framework for assessing the general competence of secondary school students for use by secondary school instructors. Since then, it has facilitated the creation of assessment procedures and tools for problemsolving activities that require students to exhibit problem-solving and creativity, as well as collaboration and communication.
Keywords: 
Competency-based assessment
assessment framework
general capabilities
core competencies
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