ERIC Number: ED561269
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2014-Dec
Pages: 22
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Cisco Networking Academy: Next-Generation Assessments and Their Implications for K-12 Education
Liu, Meredith
Clayton Christensen Institute for Disruptive Innovation
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.
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Computer Networks, Information Technology, Elementary Secondary Education, Portfolio Assessment, Feedback (Response), Curriculum Design
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
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Clayton Christensen Institute for Disruptive Innovation
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