Academic results are no longer the only indicator of pupils’ skills, and in the 21st century pupils should have the ability of creative problem-solving and to solve problems as a team, Cheung Kwok Cheung, director of the Educational Testing and Assessment Research Centre of University of Macau (UM), said yesterday.
Cheung made the remarks at a press conference after a meeting on education at Macau Tower.
Last month, Cheung presented the findings of performance in the Programme of International Student Assessment (PISA) 2015 Collaborative Problem-Solving (CPS), in which Macau ranked eighth among 51 participating countries and regions.
Cheung Kwok Cheung, director of the Educational Testing and Assessment Research Centre of University of Macau (UM) poses during a press conference after a meeting on education at Macau Tower yesterday. Photo: GCS
