The resource kit will provide resources to help launch a 21st-century skills initiative in any country or region. This kit will include the following and will be available in the 2012 calendar year after the trials have concluded and data can be analyzed:
- Conceptual white papers. Five white papers covering methodical issues, technical challenges with computer-based assessments, classroom and formative evaluation, and policy frameworks. These white papers are available from our white paper page.
- Exemplar tasks. Prototypes to make it clear what the assessment might resemble.
- Theoretical frameworks. Defining and explaining the theory behind the skills being assessed.
- Learning progressions. Defining what teachers will see as students’ skills improve and ways to help them progress.
- Formative assessment advice. Intervention and lesson-plan recommendations based on input from teachers.
- Summative assessment data. Aggregated data to inform decision-making and policy.
- Case studies. Examples from countries implementing the assessment and teaching materials.
- Technical requirements. Bandwidth, software, hardware and administrative procedures.
- Platform of delivery. Information on how delivery systems might be constructed and used.
- Policy framework. Recommendations for effective policy changes to support 21st-century skills initiatives.
The resource kit will be available here when it is completed.
The country guides are currently being developed and also will be available here in the coming months.