How can we use the pandemic as an opportunity to advance assessment innovation?
Beyond Multiple Choice: The Future of Assessment
English - October 16, 2020 22:21 - 46 minutes - 43.5 MBEducation Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Date: October 14, 2020
Description: In this episode, you’ll hear from three experts who will also be speaking at our upcoming free virtual conference: Kristen DiCerbo, Chief Learning Officer at Khan Academy; Scott Marion, Executive Director of the Center for Assessment; and John Winkley, Director of AlphaPlus Consultancy.
Hear their thoughts about the current state of assessment in light of the global pandemic, along with opportunities and challenges for assessment reform, but at a policy level and in the classroom.
Where to find Kristen DiCerbo
Where to find Scott Marion
Where to find John Winkley
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Timestamps:
How can we ensure that students’ academic achievements will be recognized during the pandemic? [1:05]
What alternatives to standardized exams exist currently in the UK and Europe? [4:40]
With all the other urgent pandemic-related factors going on, is now the time to be pushing for change in assessment? [8:20]
Opportunities, approaches, and likelihood for systemic change in the current climate [15:25]
Challenges and opportunities for transforming assessment in the classroom [25:45]
To what extent should technology – AI, VR, gaming, etc. -- factor into discussions of assessment reform? [33:25]
What should delegates seek to take away from the upcoming Beyond Multiple Choice conference? [42:08]