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Webb, Mary; Gibson, David – Education and Information Technologies, 2015
Building upon discussions by the Assessment Working Group at EDUsummIT 2013, this article reviews recent developments in technology enabled assessments of collaborative problem solving in order to point out where computerised assessments are particularly useful (and where non-computerised assessments need to be retained or developed) while…
Descriptors: Affordances, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, Cooperation
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Gibson, David; Ostashewski, Nathaniel; Flintoff, Kim; Grant, Sheryl; Knight, Erin – Education and Information Technologies, 2015
Digital badges provide new affordances for online educational activities and experiences. When used with points and leaderboards, a badge can become a gamification element allowing learners to compete with themselves or others, and to know how close they are to accomplishing a goal and acquiring its accompanying reputation. In this role, badges…
Descriptors: Credentials, Recognition (Achievement), Educational Technology, Performance Based Assessment