1. Are They Ready? How Do We Know? — Evaluation of Core Competence of College Students C. L. Liu NTHU 劉炯朗 清華大學

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3. High School Graduates College Graduates College President ? CEO ? Artist ?

4. Input Output Process Evaluation

5. Education - Kindergarten Learn to get along with people - Work - Play Beginning of the learning process - Exploration - Imagination - Imitation - Repetition - Memorization

6. Education - Primary and Middle School Learning how to learn - Method of learning - Habit of learning - Joy of learning

7. Education - Primary and Middle School Learning how to learn - Method of learning Method of taking examination - Habit of learning Habit of going to tutoring school - Joy of learning Misery of cramming

8. Education - High School and College Intellectual growth Acquiring skills to enter the society Acquiring skills to enter a profession

9. Input How well are they prepared? - Entrance examination - Application - Open admission

10. Input Entering college with a 7 point score ! - Graduated from high school - Scored 7 points - Admitted to college

11. Output Should the useful in life, or should virtue, or should the higher knowledge be the aim of our training? Politics - Aristotle

12. 專業素養 社會參與 文化了解和體會 政治關心 Output An educated person - Professionally trained - Socially engaged - Culturally sensitive - Politically concerned

13. Ability to Think Critically Independently Broadly Orderly

14. Ability to Express Oneself Clearly Precisely Effectively

15. Ability to Listen to Others Comprehend Analyze Synthesize

16. Moral and Ethics Understanding the issues Making judgments Making choices

17. Living with Diversity Understand Tolerate Appreciate

18. Global and Historical Views Understanding society, culture, history of - one’s own - other’s

19. Breadth : Sciences Exposure to - Biological sciences - Physical sciences - Computer sciences

20. Depth In depth investigation is an academic discipline - Science - Engineering - Music - Literature ……

21. How ? The process - Curricula - Teachers - Peers - Extra-curricular activities

22. One Version of Core (Harvard) Literature and Arts Science Historical Study Social Analysis Foreign Culture Moral Reasoning

23. One Version of Core (David Brooks) Neuroscience Statistics Religion Philosophy (Greek Philosophy) Ancient History (Greek History)

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25. Education should be like A Pyramid : Broad, Tall, and Ever Lasting 為學要如金字塔 又能廣大又能高 - 胡適