Measure of Opportunity: Assessing Equitable Conditions to Learn Twenty-First Century Thinking Skills

Autor/inn/en	Anderson, Ross C.; Beach, Paul
Titel	Measure of Opportunity: Assessing Equitable Conditions to Learn Twenty-First Century Thinking Skills
Quelle	In: Learning Environments Research, 25 (2022) 3, S.741-774 (34 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Anderson, Ross C.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1387-1579
DOI	10.1007/s10984-021-09388-5
Schlagwörter	Equal Education; 21st Century Skills; Thinking Skills; High School Teachers; Grade 9; Evaluation Methods; California + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Denkfähigkeit; High school; High schools; Teacher; Teachers; Oberschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; School year 09; 9. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 09; Kalifornien
Abstract	Many school change efforts aim to foster conditions for the development of students' twenty-first century skills in an equitable and comprehensive way, but methods to measure the frequency and quality of opportunities that students receive in school are lacking. In this study, we describe the design, testing, and initial evaluation of a self-report measure of high-school students' opportunity to learn and apply a core set of intrapersonal and interpersonal twenty-first century skills--collaboration, communication, creativity, critical thinking, and self-directed learning. Our sample included 9th graders (n = 522) from one large comprehensive high school in central California. Confirmatory factor analysis and multivariate regression modeling suggest promising reliability and validity to evaluate opportunities in high school learning environments. Based on this early evidence, the Student MetaSkills Survey appears to provide a way for school leaders and educators to evaluate the frequency and quality of key twenty-first century skills and take responsibility for providing equitable opportunities for students. Measuring inputs and processes, such as students' opportunity-to-learn, can play an important role in the process of educational improvement. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01