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The Society for the Advancement of Excellence in Education provides non-partisan education research and information to policy-makers, education partners and the public. Our purpose is to encourage higher performance throughout Canada's public education system.
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Research Highlights Coming Revolution in Student Testing
[June 8, 2005] New technology offers major benefits to teaching and learning in the K-12 system, says a report released today by one of Canada's foremost assessment experts.
A Future in the Process of Arrival, by Dr. Alan Taylor, presents an overview of the latest computerized assessment programs, with special emphasis on their potential to revolutionize learning processes in Canadian schools.
Based on a survey of provinces and territories and cutting-edge developments in other education systems, Taylor's analysis of the assessment landscape offers important direction for educators and system leaders.
The research points to significant savings in costs and time that are made feasible by testing technology. For teachers and students, the potential benefits include assessment 'on demand', instant scoring feedback, and the capacity to adjust questions to student ability and measure skills impossible to capture with pencil and paper.
British Columbia was found to be the most advanced Canadian province in the use of online assessment. The report recommends provinces and districts develop long-range technology plans and form partnerships to assist with the conversion to online assessment.
Taylor is Director of the TASA Institute, established in 2004 to study technology assisted assessment in the K-12 domain. The research was commissioned by the Society for the Advancement of Excellence in Education (SAEE) with a grant from Max Bell Foundation.
A Future in the Process of Arrival (114 pp) is available at http://www.tasainstitute.com/publications.
Further Information: Dr. Alan Taylor, author (604) 434-6315 or 434-7830, Helen Raham, Exec. Director, SAEE (250) 717-1163
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