The Good and the Bad of Game-Based Assessment GBA

Author(s):

Sandberg, Hans

Publication Year:

2016

Source:

Focus on ETS R&D, n1, Apr 2016

Document Type:

Periodical

Page Count:

4

Subject/Key Words:

Game-Based Assessment (GBA), Computer Games, Student Assessment

Abstract

What is game-based assessment (GBA)? Can computer games provide evidence of what students have learned and can do? Are there good and bad GBAs? Focus on ETS R&D asked three experts in ETS’s Research & Development (R&D) division, Robert Mislevy, Andreas Oranje, and Malcolm Bauer, to discuss this new type of assessment via email.