March 23-24, 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 11-15, 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 11-17, 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 26th, 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.