Beyond Grades

Paul Fain:

Testing firms are offering new ways to measure what students learn in college. Their next generation of assessments is billed as an add-on - rather than a replacement - to the college degree. But the tests also give graduates something besides a transcript to send to a potential employer

As a result, skills assessments are related to potential higher education "disruptions" like competency-based education or even digital badging. They offer portable ways for students to show what they know and what they can do. And in this case, they're verified by testing giants.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at August 7, 2013 6:46 AM
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