“The revolution now under way in student assessment will have profound consequences for schools, teachers, and every public school parent in the nation” (ETS, 2012, pg. 5). According this publication by ETS, the most profound changes in the future of effective assessment exist in the realm of technology. “The benefits of using technology in assessments are many … ranging from motivation and alignment with students’ interests to flexibility in administration, collection of new interactive and cognitively relevant data, providing greater linkage between learning and assessment, and reduced costs in administration, scoring, and reporting” (ETS, 2012, pg. 6). Moreover, it is vital that systems implemented allow for the effective isolation of useful and relevant data collection. This publication outlines new Technology Enhanced Assessments, or TEA. According to ETS, while technology allows us to capture all actions, the amount of data that is recorded is overwhelming. Thus, the next step must be to identify the most substantial, relevant data that will inform practice. The citation for this resource is provided below.
(2012). Sea change in assessment: How technology is transforming k-12 testing. Educational Testing Service. Retrieved from http://www.k12center.org
