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The goals for schools today, in addition to student mastery in core subjects, include assisting students in becoming critical thinkers, problem solvers, good communicators and good collaborators, as well as information- and technology-literate, flexible and adaptable, innovative and creative, globally competent and financially literate. Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) have the potential to enhance assessment of these skills. This chapter addresses the computerized revolution of large-scale assessment and whether it will be merely a technological leap forward, or serve as a catalyst for a more profound pedagogical change in the way instruction and assessment will be conducted in the next era. It also looks into computerized large-scale assessment in relation to fostering the integration of 21st-century competencies and expertise into all content areas, as well as its role in facilitating the creation of new methodologies for a better use of technology in the service of learning.
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Beller, M. (2013). Technologies in Large-Scale Assessments: New Directions, Challenges, and Opportunities. In: von Davier, M., Gonzalez, E., Kirsch, I., Yamamoto, K. (eds) The Role of International Large-Scale Assessments: Perspectives from Technology, Economy, and Educational Research. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4629-9_3
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