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Cisco Networking Academy: Next-Generation Assessments and Their Implications for K-12 Education

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Title: Cisco Networking Academy: Next-Generation Assessments and Their Implications for K-12 Education
Language: English
Authors: Liu, Meredith, Clayton Christensen Institute for Disruptive Innovation
Source: Clayton Christensen Institute for Disruptive Innovation. 2014.
Availability: Clayton Christensen Institute for Disruptive Innovation. 425 Broadway Street, Redwood City, CA 94063. Tel: 650-887-0788; e-mail: info@christenseninstitute.org; Web site: http://www.christenseninstitute.org
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 22
Publication Date: 2014
Document Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Computer Networks, Information Technology, Elementary Secondary Education, Portfolio Assessment, Feedback (Response), Curriculum Design
Abstract: To illuminate the possibilities for next-generation assessments in K-12 schools, this case study profiles the Cisco Networking Academy, which creates comprehensive online training curriculum to teach networking skills. Since 1997, the Cisco Networking Academy has served more than five million high school and college students and now delivers approximately one million online assessments per month in a variety of formats. Its advanced and highly integrated assessment system offers lessons for K-12 technology and assessment.
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Entry Date: 2015
Accession Number: ED561269
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:To illuminate the possibilities for next-generation assessments in K-12 schools, this case study profiles the Cisco Networking Academy, which creates comprehensive online training curriculum to teach networking skills. Since 1997, the Cisco Networking Academy has served more than five million high school and college students and now delivers approximately one million online assessments per month in a variety of formats. Its advanced and highly integrated assessment system offers lessons for K-12 technology and assessment.