The Future of Assessments in Engineering Design
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Now that states have written engineering into K-12 science and technology learning standards, more institutions are thinking about how to run standardized tests in the subject. The educational assessments organization ETS is one institution interested in an in-depth, fair, and large-scale assessment for engineering learning. Deb Brockway, Senior Research Associate at ETS, talks about some of her work in this area, especially in engineering design. She describes a current research project to assess students as they work together designing in a virtual environment.
Our closing music is “Yes And” by Steve Combs, used under a Creative Commons Attribution License.
Related Links
- ETS Assessment Development: Part of ETS that develops educational tests.
- dbrockway@ets.org: Email Deb Brockway at ETS.
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- Blended Learning: Article on Edutopia.
- Collect Water in a Solar Still: Article from DesertUSA.
- Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS): National educational standards adopted on a state-by-state basis.
- NAEP Technology and Engineering Literacy (TEL) Assessment: Test for assessing K-12 knowledge in engineering and technology.
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