Claire Scoular

Claire Scoular

Research Fellow atthe Australian Council for Educational Research

Dr Scoular's work focuses on the application and improvement of psychological measurement. Primarily, her expertise revolves around assessment of 21st century skills. She has worked directly with ministries of education in over 20 countries to integrate skills and enhance alignment between assessment, curriculum, and pedagogy. This has included reviewing and developing curriculum, developing national and classroom-based assessment tools, and generating evidence-based teaching resources. She has been an active lecturer for many years and has extensive experience in course design and delivery in both f2f and online formats. She frequently disseminates her research through invited presentations, panels, committees, and consultancies.

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Resources: Teaching tools and skills frameworks for 21st Century learners
Resources: Teaching tools and skills frameworks for 21st Century learners

A new set of resources developed by experts at the Australian Council for Educational Research aims to provide an evidence-based approach to the development of critical thinking, creative thinking and collaboration. Dr Claire Scoular shares details and examples of the frameworks in today’s article.

Teaching and assessing general capabilities
Teaching and assessing general capabilities

How can we teach and assess general capabilities such as critical thinking, creativity, collaboration and research skills? Dr Claire Scoular and Jonathan Heard share details of a research project aiming to develop practical tools for use in the classroom.