Perrotta, C (2014) Innovation in technology-enhanced assessment in the UK and the USA: future scenarios and critical considerations. Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 23 (1). ISSN 1475-939X
Abstract
This paper uses methods derived from the field of futures studies to explore the future of technology-enhanced assessment. Drawing on interviews and consultation activities with experts, the paper aims to discuss the conditions that can impede or foster ‘innovation’ in assessment and education more broadly. Through a review of relevant research, the paper suggests an interpretive model of the factors sustaining the conservatism of educational assessment: the utilitarian view of education, dominant beliefs about academic excellence, and market or quasi-market dynamics. In the central section of the paper, three scenarios of innovation in assessment are described, developed through an iterative process involving researchers, representatives from the e-assessment industry, and experts from British awarding organisations. In the final section, a critical discussion draws attention to the implications that data pervasiveness and computer-generated predictive models may have for the future of education.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Technology, Pedagogy and Education on 2014, available online: http://wwww.tandfonline.com/10.1080/1475939X.2013.838453 |
Keywords: | Assessment; Technology; Futures; Data; Innovation |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Education, Social Sciences and Law (Leeds) > School of Education (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 28 Apr 2015 11:18 |
Last Modified: | 19 Jan 2018 16:29 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1475939X.2013.838453 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis (Routledge) |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/1475939X.2013.838453 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:84267 |