What do we know from research on:

Key points• Digital competences & the lifelong learning paradigm require

new ways of assessment (see slide 3)• Assessment should reflect the views of the learning

community as a whole and has multiple purposes (see slide 4)

• Pupils’ digital skills should be assessed in real life situations if possible (see slide 5)

• Readymade assessment tools & other methods for assessing digital competence have been explored (see slides 6 & 7)

• The administration of tests is usually made easy & automatic with readymade tools, but no consensus exists on what skills a teacher/ administrator needs to use alternative assessment methodologies or make reliable observations.

The need for new assessment tools

Purposes of assessment

The best way to measure pupils’ digital competences is through:

e.g. the multiple choice ISFS (Internet Skills for School) test aimed at screening for low-skilled students who need extra support presents students with: realistic problems in a variety of authentic situations

Easy & automatic readymade assessment tools exist

Other methods of assessment include:

Assessment methods

Further information

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