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dc.contributor.authorLemke, Jay
dc.contributor.authorLecusay, Robert
dc.contributor.authorCole, Michael
dc.contributor.authorMichalchik, Vera
dc.date.accessioned2022-02-21T15:10:56Z
dc.date.available2022-02-21T15:10:56Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.identifierONIX_20220221_9780262328692_54
dc.identifier.urihttps://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/78534
dc.description.abstractAn extensive review of the literature on learning assessment in informal settings, expert discussion of key issues, and a new model for good assessment practice. Today educational activities take place not only in school but also in after-school programs, community centers, museums, and online communities and forums. The success and expansion of these out-of-school initiatives depends on our ability to document and assess what works and what doesn't in informal learning, but learning outcomes in these settings are often unpredictable. Goals are open-ended; participation is voluntary; and relationships, means, and ends are complex. This report charts the state of the art for learning assessment in informal settings, offering an extensive review of the literature, expert discussion on key topics, a suggested model for comprehensive assessment, and recommendations for good assessment practices. Drawing on analysis of the literature and expert opinion, the proposed model, the Outcomes-by-Levels Model for Documentation and Assessment, identifies at least ten types of valued outcomes, to be assessed in terms of learning at the project, group, and individual levels. The cases described in the literature under review, which range from promoting girls' identification with STEM practices to providing online resources for learning programming and networking, illustrate the usefulness of the assessment model.
dc.languageEnglish
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThe John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Reports on Digital Media and Learning
dc.subject.classificationbic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JN Education::JNK Organization & management of education::JNKD Examinations & assessment
dc.subject.otherEducational strategies and policy
dc.subject.otherEducation: examinations and assessment
dc.titleDocumenting and Assessing Learning in Informal and Media-Rich Environments
dc.typebook
oapen.identifier.doi10.7551/mitpress/9954.001.0001
oapen.relation.isPublishedByae0cf962-f685-4933-93d1-916defa5123d
oapen.relation.isbn9780262328692
oapen.relation.isbn9780262527743
oapen.imprintThe MIT Press
oapen.pages168
oapen.place.publicationCambridge


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