20 June 2016

OECD, Paris, France

Summary record

 

On 20-21 June 2016, the OECD Centre for Educational Research and Innovation (CERI) organised an international seminar on “Fostering and assessing students’ creativity and critical thinking in higher education”.

 

Objectives

The objective of the seminar was to provide a forum for peer learning on:

• pedagogies used to promote student’s innovation skills, including creativity and critical thinking;

• assessments used to evaluate creativity and critical thinking;

• progression levels in the acquisition of these skills; and

• institutional conditions for creativity and critical thinking to be fostered in higher education.

Beyond peer learning, the seminar aimed to discuss whether a common, international framework and language could be applied across all levels of formal education, including higher education. The seminar further envisaged a discussion on the feasibility of launching an international controlled pedagogical intervention similar to the one currently coordinated by the OECD in primary and secondary education.

 

Documents  

• Workshop presentations

• Information notes from the participants

• Summary record

 

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