The role of digital technology in assessment has received a great deal of attention in recent
years. Naturally, technology offers many practical benefits, such as increased efficiency with
regard to the design, implementation and scoring of existing assessments. More importantly,
it also has the potential to have profound, transformative effects on the field of assessment by
facilitating the integration of formative activities with accountability requirements and
broadening the range of abilities and the scope of constructs that can be assessed. This article
provides an overview of the current state-of-the-art in digital technology-based assessment,
with particular reference to advances in the automated scoring of constructed responses, the
assessment of complex 21st century skills in large-scale assessments and innovations
involving high fidelity virtual reality simulations. Key challenges with respect to each are
highlighted before the extent to which digital technology is truly transforming assessment is
considered.
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Article (Published)
Refereed:
Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords:
Assessment; collaborative problem-solving; digital technology; machine scoring; 21st century skills; virtual reality simulations
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Funders:
Prometric Inc– a test development , delivery and data management company headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. Until recently, the beneficial owner of Prometric was the Educational Testing Service (ETS).
ID Code:
24447
Deposited On:
12 May 2020 12:07 by
Thomas Murtagh
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