I wish someone would offer a course in the writing of abstracts. This is a good, clearly written paper but the abstract is a dense fog of verbiage that leaves the reader wondering what the paper is about. Oh well. The author argues that the use of technology in education is "inexorable and inevitable," bringing a number of solid examples to support this case. Thus, "as technology becomes intertwined with what and how students learn, the means we use to document achievement must keep pace." This isn't happening; a survey of a number of state initiatives (presented in a nice grid format) shows that onine assessment is still mostly at the multiple-choice tests on computer stage. What we need is a more sophisticated form of online assessment, one that "might include simulations and other complex performances that not only indicate achievement level, but offer proficiency inferences with clear instructional implications." See? That wasn't so hard to describe. PDF format from volume 1, number 1 of this new (online) journal.
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