SCAD - A Proposition for the Design of Skills-centric Assessments
Competency-Based Adaptive Education; Knowledge Space Theory; Evidence-Centered Design; Computational Intelligence in Education.
Computational intelligence has revolutionized the way many human activities take place. In the field of education, a promising branch concerns adaptive education. This model uses computer systems to orchestrate the interaction with students and provide resources and personalized learning activities that aim to meet the unique demands of each individual. Inspired by the Knowledge Space Theory (KST) and Evidence-Centered Design (ECD), this work presents a new approach to competence-based adaptive education. The proposal consists of a framework for creating skills-centered assessments, a method for tailoring these activities, and a computational system that embeds the framework and the proposed method to promote adaptive education centered on skills development. At the end, we suggest a qualitative analysis to assess the benefits of the system and whether its return is more indicative than a traditional approach.