ERIC Number: EJ882508
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010
Pages: 20
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ISSN: ISSN-1539-1523
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Assessment, Technology, and Change
Clarke-Midura, Jody; Dede, Chris
Journal of Research on Technology in Education, v42 n3 p309-328 2010
Despite three decades of advances in information and communications technology (ICT) and a generation of research on cognition and new pedagogical strategies, the field of assessment has not progressed much beyond paper-and-pencil item-based tests. Research has shown these instruments are not valid measures of sophisticated intellectual performances. Simply using technology to deliver automated versions of item-based tests does not realize the full power of ICT to innovate in assessment via providing rich experiences that enable observing and analyzing student performances. To illustrate this approach, we describe our early research on using immersive technologies to develop virtual performance assessments. (Contains 7 figures.)
Descriptors: Technology Integration, Computer Assisted Testing, Student Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Technological Advancement, Performance Based Assessment, Thinking Skills, Multiple Choice Tests, Test Validity, Test Reliability
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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