Role of Digital Technologies For Assessment

Digital technologies play an increasingly important role in all types of assessment.
Technologies can be used to support teachers in the administration and management of assessment data by:

• using spreadsheets to easily record data
• creating links between different types of assessment data, for example where teachers can easily compare year-on-year progress in results, and
• providing ways for teachers to share their assessments with colleagues and parents.

Capturing assessment data can also be enriched through the use of digital technologies.

For example:

• Video and still cameras can be used to capture the process of learning as well as any products that are made during that process,
• Learners can represent their ideas and understanding in a variety of ways, which supports teachers identifying their learning,
• Rapid collection of assessment data can lead to quick formative teaching approaches,
• Evidence of learning can be captured from inside and outside of the classroom, helping learners present a wider range of learning