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The Workshop on Assessment of 21st Century Skills, held in January 2011, aimed to describe research on assessment of 21st century skills to inform policies and practices. The workshop was lea by an expert in assessment and convened an expert committee of educational measurement specialists,...

The Workshop on Assessment of 21st Century Skills, held in January 2011, aimed to describe research on assessment of 21st century skills to inform policies and practices. The workshop was lea by an expert in assessment and convened an expert committee of educational measurement specialists,...

This paper, by Theodore Lewis, Professor in Industrial Education at the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Minnesota, St. Paul, covers methods and approaches to technology curriculum. These methods are "content, which focuses upon conceptual structure, and process, which...

This article is an introduction to the cooperative learning model of Johnson, Johnson, and Smith (references cited in the monograph), cooperative learning activities in science and engineering courses, and ways to overcome problems that may arise when this instructional approach is used.

This 25-page paper from Fred Peskoff is a report on a study used to evaluate the relationship between college students' level of mathematics anxiety and the strategies employed to cope with it. The study found that low mathematics anxiety students tend to utilize a number of "coping strategies" more...

Created by Chris Jossart of the Wisconsin Online Resource Center, this is an interactive object, in which learners follow six steps for analyzing a process in a manufacturing setting. This activity includes a drag-and-drop exercise and text boxes where learners post their ideas.

This video from Mentor-Connect explores the Culturally Responsive Education for Advanced Technician Educators (CREATE) project, which is a professional development series that guides STEM educators in developing beliefs and competencies that are culturally responsive. A cultural collage activity,...

This paper, by Ossi Autio of the University of Helsinki, and Ron Hansen of the University of Western Ontario, talks specifically about students technical abilities in the Finnish comprehensive schools. A background of schooling in Finland is given, as well as research methods and a conclusion. 

This paper from Wayne W. Welch of the University of Minnesota looks at the development of a system to measure the impact of the Advanced Technological Education Program. As the abstract states: "Using statements generated by team leaders and other stakeholders, I show they can be used on a...

This paper, commissioned by the 2011 summit on Community Colleges in the Evolving STEM Education Landscape, describes the challenges to creating effective transfer pathways for students in STEM fields. Author and Associate Professor Alicia Dowd recommends the following approaches: 1) Create regional...