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With intellectual capital fast becoming the currency of choice in today's information-based, global economy, the knowledge sets necessary for success are as dynamic as the rapidly changing environment.The result is the need for continuous update and (26) __ of one's abilities, and a renewed emphasis on the value of education and training.21st century skills include not only essential skills, but also technology( 27 ) __, inventive thinking, communication and (28) __, and the ability for independent,life-long learning.
"In the knowledge-based economy, knowing how to locate information quickly, (29) __ and apply that information to solve problems will be very important."
Education is increasingly accountable, measured not simply by a paper (30) __ or time spent in a classroom, but by an assessment of (31) __Elementary and secondary school reforms havbeen introduced out of concern that students graduating from high school might not be (32) __with adequate skills.Pushed by federal laws, nearly all states now require students to master more demanding standards of learning, and hold students accountable through allied assessments.In addition to evaluating students, these systems are being used to measure teachers, schools and (33) __ performance.This shift in our learning (34) __and goals has driven the need for ( 35 ) __ and productive learning solutions.Institutions can no longer prepare students for the digital economy by teaching on an agricultural calendar with industrial methods.Education is viewed as no longer bound by time and place, and home has become the after-hours classroom.The pressure on educational providers is to move beyond whole group instruction within the walls of the traditional classroom and instead deliver real-time instruction when and where it is most convenient and needed.The goal is personalized, flexible.Education.and training should enable individuals to keep pace with the ever-changing demands for information and skills.
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