"Today, education is still primarily concerned with promoting economic growth," argues Nienke van Atteveldt in this interview. "This focus has profoundly shaped assessments and the way most education systems work, which is to emphasise individual test scores. This is not the best way to enable children to flourish, because it increases often unfair competition... I would like to see a new mindset in education, one that treats all trajectories as equally valid as long as children are learning new things and continuing to progress." He continues, " We had already recognised that "learning to know", which is one of UNESCO's four pillars of education, was only part of the story. The other pillars are learning to do, learning to be, and learning to live together. We looked at how these various elements influence one another." Related: The International Science and Evidence-based Education Assessment.
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