The nature of assessment systems to support effective use of evidence through technology

Abstract

The National Educational Technology Plan 2010 (NETP) presents a model of twenty-firstcentury learning powered by technology, with goals and recommendations in five essential areas: learning, assessment, teaching, infrastructure, and productivity. This article connects NETP ideas in one of these areas - assessment - with those of the Assessment and Teaching of 21st Century Skills (ATC21S) project. Launched by Cisco, Intel and Microsoft, ATC21S released results of a methodological working-group study at the Learning and Technology World Forum 2010 in London. The ATC21S methodological report discusses how the development of a good assessment system is rooted in the inferences the system is inte..