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September 18 to 19, 2011
We made an oral presentation on the validity of measuring teamwork skills and on understanding team structure at the 52nd Congress of the Japanese Society of Social Psychology, held from September 18-19, 2011, at Nagoya University. We also participated in a session on responses of Internet surveys.
September 10 to 11, 2011
This is a report on our participation in the 9th Convention of JART held at Benesse Corporation Headquarters and at Okayama University. The theme of the Convention was "Testing in Education – Today and the Future."
July 4 to 6, 2011
Report on ICT-integrated Education in Hong Kong and the CSCL conference
We visited the Center for Information Technology in Education (CITE) and attended the 9th International Conference on Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL) to investigate policy trends of ICT in education in the world, as well as the latest trends in integrating computers into education in Hong Kong.
June 28, 2011
The 14th OECD/Japan Seminar co-sponsored by the OECD and MEXT was held on June 28th and 29th 2011. Every year, education ministers, policy-makers and researchers from Japan and all over the world gather to discuss the topical education policy issues.
October 30 to November 1, 2010
Report on Observation of a Korean Elementary School which introduced Digitalized Textbooks
I visited Dongmak Elementary School in Jinsen, Korea. Jinsen is a port town located on the outskirts of Seoul. Dongmak Elementary School is known for its specialized education for gifted children. The school philosophy is to promote both study and sport. In 2007, Dongmak Elementary School introduced experimental classroom teaching using digitalized textbooks for students who requested to try digitalized textbooks. This report is based on my observation of the class for the 5th graders and an interview with the principal of the school.
October 8, 2010
Report on the International Surveys -Key Competencies-
I visited the OECD Headquarters in Paris on October 8th, 2010 and interviewed Mr. Andreas Schleicher from the Education Directorate. I asked him about the aims of international surveys sponsored by OECD, such as PISA, PIAAC and AHELO, as well as about their future plans. This report focuses on the relationship between OECD international surveys and DeSeCo key competencies.
June 25 to July 2, 2010
Report on the Overseas Assessment Trend -Computer Based Testing (CBT)-
We visited the Educational Testing Service (ETS) in Princeton, New Jersey, and attended the conference and exposition hosted by the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE 2010) in Denver, Colorado, from June 25th to July 2nd, 2010. This is a report on two topics regarding Computer Based Testing (CBT).
March 23 to 24, 2010
CRET Research Exchange Report on ATC21S DWP Reading Circle
We participated in the meetings of a reading circle on five DWPs (Draft White Papers), generated from ATC21S (Assessment and Teaching of 21st Century Skills), held on 23rd and 24th of March, 2010.
January 11 to 15, 2010
CRET Research Exchange Report -EC, ROA, Ofqual-
We visited the European Commission (EC), ROA at Maastricht University in the Netherlands, and Ofqual in the UK from January 11th to 15th 2010, to exchange views on the new competencies required in Europe in the future. The following is the report on the EC surveys, named Skill Needs and New Skills for New Jobs.
October 11 to 17, 2009
Report on CRET Research Exchanges with OECD, DIPF, and IEA
From October 11th to October 17th 2009, CRET researchers, led by Mr. Kenichi Arai, the Chair of CRET, visited OECD, DIPF, and IEA. A useful exchange took place concerning competencies measured by international assessments such as PIAAC2011 (Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies), PISA2012 (The Programme for International Student Assessment), their measurement methodologies, as well as CRET current research activities. The following is the latest report on PISA2012, PIAAC2011, and Computer Based Test (CBT).
May 26, 2009
Participation Report on the 21st Century Skills Conference
I participated in the First Project Conference on the 21st Century Skills educational assessment and guidance held in San Diego, U.S.A, from April the 17th to the 19th, 2009.
