Studies of the concept of "new abilities" and their assessment in the post modern society

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In the post modern society, a variety of abilities have been adopted as educational goals and elaborately assessed from elementary to higher education in economically developed countries. We found shared characteristics in these "new abilities" and formed a framework for classifying them. In addition, based on examining their impact on curriculum, teaching and assessment through comparative investigation in the U. S., North Europe(Sweden and Finland) and Austria, we proposed our own method of performance assessments in math education at elementary/secondary level and physical therapy education at higher level.