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The Global Search for Education: If not the SAT, What?

August 21, 2014

Huffington Post article on The College and Work Readiness Assessment (CWRA/CLA) and interview with assessment researchers and developers.

Fostering 21st century critical thinkers- CWRA +

August 21, 2014

Put out by CAE, a nonprofit testing organization, this article discusses testing, specifically the Collegiate Learning Assessment (CLA) &College and Work Readiness Assessment (CWRA).

CWRA Scoring Criteria

August 21, 2014

Scoring criteria for the CWRA exam http://www.collegiatelearningassessment.org/files/CWRAScoringCriteria.pdf READ MORE

CWRA alignment with Common Core

August 21, 2014

A list of specific knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) that are both covered by the Common Core and are embedded in CWRA+ tasks.

Fueling the Race to Postsecondary Success

August 18, 2014

A 48-Institution Study of Prior Learning Assessment and Adult Student Outcomes. Prior Learning Assessment, or PLA, is an important and often overlooked strategy for helping adults progress towards a [college] degree. PLA is the process by which many colleges evaluate for academic credit the college-level knowledge and skills an individual has gained outside of the classroom, including employment, military training/service, travel, hobbies, civic activities, and volunteer service.\n\nThe data… READ MORE

Pathways to Success

August 11, 2014

Pathways to Success: Integrating Learning with Life and Work to Increase National College Completion. A research article on college completion.

Gaming Can Make a Better World

August 11, 2014

TED talk: "Games like World of Warcraft give players the means to save worlds, and incentive to learn the habits of heroes. What if we could harness this gamer power to solve real-world problems? Jane McGonigal says we can, and explains how."

Indie Game: The Movie

August 11, 2014

"Indie Game: The Movie is the first feature documentary film about making video games.

UMaine Computer Science

August 11, 2014

A website about UMaine's computer science program.

Tech Girls - Latest Research

August 11, 2014

Research on girls and women in technology.