A more reliable, responsive, and flexible alternative to pencil and paper testing, a digital assessment platform can drive innovation in education. However, with plenty of options in the market, it’s difficult to identify which platforms will make a positive systemwide impact — and which are full of empty slogans. As your school or district moves […]
Modern K-12 classrooms operate as much online as they do in brick-and-mortar. Over the last two decades, the application of new technology has been leading this digital shift, and the impact has been quite clear. Although not without roadblocks and pressure, EdTech has transformed both the methodology and philosophy that drive modern education. Testing approaches […]
Web-based applications have great potential to open up learning opportunities for people with certain physical and cognitive disabilities. However, as the prevalence of online learning continues to rise, so do concerns regarding accessibility, particularly for these individuals. Web Accessibility in Mind estimates that one fifth of the population has a disability of some kind. And […]
What is interoperability? Simply put, interoperability describes how well systems, applications and the data within them interact within an organization. When it comes to educational institutions, interoperable technology allows students to access a wider range of tools while enabling schools to easily share and manage data systems. Interoperable technology in education delivers capabilities, like seamless […]
IMS Global Learning Consortium develops and maintains, among other specifications, the Question & Test InteroperabilityⓇ (QTI) standard. The QTI standard enables the exchange of item, test, and results data between authoring tools, item banks, test constructional tools, learning systems, and assessment delivery systems. Many products and vendors claim QTI compliance, and even use the QTI […]
12% of European students drop out before completing high school, according to Eurostat. This alarming situation is both a cause and effect of unemployment, social exclusion, and poverty, and is therefore a matter for great social concern. Although there are systematic and targeted strategies in place to prevent dropouts, the Comenius Program seeks to reconsider the […]