Virtual Reality to Assess Cognitive Abilities

 Heard of this kind of approach somewhere.   Either for determining brain and tactile health, or to use after specialized training, to assess abilities.   

Researchers create virtual reality cognitive assessment

by Center for BrainHealth in TechXplore

Virtual reality isn't just for gaming. Researchers can use virtual reality, or VR, to assess participants' attention, memory and problem-solving abilities in real world settings. By using VR technology to examine how folks complete daily tasks, like making a grocery list, researchers can better help clinical populations that struggle with executive functioning to manage their everyday lives. ... " 

Beyond Multiple Choice 2020: Assessment

Of interest, have two  projects underway that will have key assessment aspects.  Its measurement, the most important aspect of any data.

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Learn from industry experts about the research, trends, and technologies guiding the future of assessment.

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#BMC2020 Conference Updates

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Speaker Spotlight:   Kristen DiCerbo,  Chief Learning Officer at Khan Academy
Kristen is an education leader with a demonstrated history of bringing sound learning science and assessment research to the development of digital learning experiences.

Her #BMC2020 keynote presentation is titled "A Future of Assessment Without Testing."

SeroLearn Demo

I see that Serolearn is moving towards a version 2.0. You can sign up to see the update, and you can try their interactive demo online.  In active use by the DOD.   See:   http://serolearn.com/

... Sign up to experience Sero! 2.0 concept mapping-based assessments for free.  In the meantime, try our interactive demo! ... 

Concept Mapping-based Platform for Learning and Knowledge Assessment.

Re connecting with Sero!, here is a repeat of a previous post:

Brought my attention by Brian Moon,  a knowledge design practitioner we have worked with.  I am a longtime proponent of concept mapping, we developed thousands.  Can this finally be a way to efficiently use such mapping to learn and analyze.?  Can it convert concept maps into knowledge maps, or at least their skeletal infrastructure?   Linking to process modeling?  Will be taking a deeper look:

Introducing Sero!, a concept mapping-based platform for learning and knowledge assessment.

We are harnessing the power of concept mapping to move well beyond outmoded assessments, exercising holistic and higher order thinking skills for formative and summative assessments. See what we're up to at https://www.serolearn.com. And take a sneak peek under the hood on our Assessor and Taker instructional pages.  .... 
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