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Assessment in Digital Environments

March 9, 2009

Digital learning environments emphasize learning in action. In such environments, assessments need to focus on performance in context rather than on tests of abstracted and isolated skills and knowledge. Digital learning environments also provide the potential to assess performance in context, because digital  tools make it possible to record rich streams of data about learning in progress. One way to address this challenge is through evidence-centered design:  a framework for developing assessments by systematically linking models of understanding, observable actions, and evaluation rubrics to provide evidence of learning. More about assessing digital learning is available here.