The next generation of assessments will go a long way towards determining whether digital learning actually fulfills its immense promise. (educationnext.org)
In 2010, in direct response to requests from governors and chief state school officers, the Department elected to use a portion of the Race to the Top funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to support the next generation of assessment because the market was not meeting their needs. (educationnext.org)
The consortia are designing the next generation of assessment systems, which include diagnostic or formative assessments, not just end - of - the - year summative assessments. (educationnext.org)