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A Future in the Process of Arrival: Using Computer Technologies for the Assessment of Student Learning Publications

A Future in the Process of Arrival: Using Computer Technologies for the Assessment of Student Learning

Alan R. Taylor

One of Canada’s foremost assessment experts examines the potential of computerized assessment programs to revolutionize learning processes in Canadian schools. Based on his January 2005 survey of provincial and territorial assessment branches and cutting-edge developments in other systems, Taylor presents an informative and provocative description of the evolving assessment landscape.

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. The implications and recommendations in the final chapter of this 118 page report offer important direction for educators and system leaders.

Dr. Alan Taylor is Director of the TASA Institute, established in 2004 to study technology assisted assessment in the K-12 domain. (See http://www.tasainstitute.com)

The research was commissioned in 2004 by the Society for the Advancement of Excellence in Education (SAEE) with a grant from Max Bell Foundation.

Published May 2005, ISBN 0-97337755-1-3

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