Adaptive People and Adaptive Systems: Issues of Learning and Design

Abstract

The United States is not the only nation facing these issues. As Darling-Hammond explains, “Nations around the world are reforming their school systems to meet these new demands;” they are “revising curriculum, instruction, and assessment to support the more complex knowledge and skills needed in the twenty-first century – skills needed for framing problems, seeking and organizing information and resources, and working strategically with others to manage and address dilemmas and create new products.”