The Future of Assessments

This article reports that Assessments 2.0, a new way of measuring learner knowledge has been developed and patented after 12 years of research at the University of California, Los Angeles, California. Knowledge Factor, the company whose Confidence-Based Assessment is based on the research, explains that traditional assessments do not distinguish between correct answers given with confidence and those that are given with doubt or are lucky guesses. The Confidence-Based Assessment measures which knowledge is confidently held and will translate into productive behavior and which comes with doubt. According to Knowledge Factor, confidence is the best predictor of people's performance.