The Hechinger Report – Chris Berdik
“But assessing these skills has been a weak link in these efforts, according to the education researchers at the MIT Playful Journey Lab, which hopes to remedy that with “playful assessment” tools. The term describes game-like measures of knowledge and abilities, but also the tracking of skill development in playful learning activities, which was piloted over the past year by middle school teachers at Corte Madera and at Community Public Charter School in Charlottesville, Va., also known as Community Middle, part of the Albemarle County district. The goal is to blend mini-evaluations into learning activities, collecting evidence about student choices and behaviors throughout the process, rather than focusing on just the final result.” (more)