Technology-Based Assessments for 21st Century Skills

Creative problem solving collaboration and technology fluency are core skills requisite of any nation'sworkforce that strives to be competitive in the 21st Century. Teaching these types of skills is an economicimperative and assessment is a fundamental component of any pedagogical program. Yet measurement ofthese skills is complex due to the interacting factors associated with higher order thinking and multifacetedcommunication. Advances in assessment theory educational psychology and technology create anopportunity to innovate new methods of measuring students' 21st Century Skills with validity reliability and scalability.In this book leading scholars from multiple disciplines present their latest research on how to best measure complex knowledge skills and abilitiesusing technology-based assessments. All authors discuss theoretical and practical implications from their research and outline their visions for thefuture of technology-based assessments.