Counting What Counts

Counting What Counts

Title: Counting What Counts
Author: Yong Zhao
Release: 2015-10-23
Kind: ebook
Genre: Education, Books, Professional & Technical
Size: 2695634
Overemphasizing test scores as measures of achievement is potentially harmful to education. The contributors identify key traits such as mindset, motivation, social skills, creativity, and entrepreneurial spirit that students, teachers, and schools need to acknowledge and cultivate. Educators are asked to shift the evaluation paradigm to focus on a multiplicity of skills necessary for success in the 21st century.

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