Transformative Assessment Conceptual Framework
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- Briefs, Case Studies, Papers, Reports
- Author(s) and Contributors:
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Author(s): Gary Brown Vicki Suter Steve Ehrmann
- Source(s) and Collection(s):
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Sources(s): EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI)
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Abstract
The Transformative Assessment Project (TAP) is designed to elicit new ideas about assessment practices and systems that will transform teaching and learning using technology and to help institutions of higher education put these ideas into action. Many assessment efforts focus narrowly on the effectiveness of a particular technology or the satisfaction of students with a particular course. TAP focuses on aligning assessment approaches with broad institutional goals. Jointly developed by EDUCAUSE's NLII, WSU, the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI), and the Flashlight Program of the TLT Group, TAP provides a framework for new thinking about assessment and an educational program through which institutions can develop their own transformative assessment project. The Transformative Assessment Conceptual Framework was developed to define what transformation means in this context, how such transformation comes about, the role of assessment in transformation, and strategies and processes for developing a transformative assessment program.