Publications & Press

Chang, S., Kim, J., Kirschmann, P., & Murai, Y. (2019). Embedded assessment in maker-centered classrooms. In Kalir, J. H. (Ed). Proceedings of the 2018 Connected Learning Summit (Vol. 1). Pittsburgh, PA: ETC Press

Berdik, C. (2019, May 26). Can “playful assessments” tell us whether maker education works? (2019, May 26). The Hechinger Report. Retrieved from: https://hechingerreport.org/can-playful-assessments-tell-us-whether-maker-education-works/

Freedman, E. (2018, April 10). MIT researchers implement new curriculum method into a Charlottesville middle school. NBC29. Retrieved from https://www.nbc29.com/story/37925101/mit-researchers-implement-new-curriculum-method-into-a-charlottesville-middle-school

Maker Ed (2017, Dec 20). Maker Ed to address assessments in maker education in partnership with MIT Teaching Systems Lab [Blog post]. Retrieved from https://makered.org/blog/maker-ed-mit-teaching-systems-lab-address-assessments-maker-education/

Murai, Y., Kim, Y., Martin, E., Kirschmann, P., Rosenheck, L., & Reich, J. (forthcoming). Embedding assessment in school-based making: Preliminary explorations of principles for embedded assessment in maker learning. In Blikstein, P & Holbert, N (Eds.), FabLearn ’19: Proceedings of the 8th Annual Conference on Creativity and Fabrication in Education. New York, NY: ACM. Retrieved from https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_-P8_ByhY73oATW8Myrd9-xDD8icFJCC/vie.

National Science Foundation. EAGER: MAKER: Collaborative: Beyond Rubrics: Moving towards embedded assessment in maker education. Retrieved from https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1723459&HistoricalAwards=false

Playful Journey Lab (2019, June 19). Introducing the Beyond Rubrics Toolkit. (2019, June 19). Medium. Retrieved from https://medium.com/@playfuljourneylab/introducing-the-beyond-rubrics-toolkit-a33eb8c6a268 

Tate, E. (2018, December 10). Is assessment ready to move beyond standardized tests? These MIT researchers think so [Blog post]. Retrieved from https://www.edsurge.com/news/2018-12-10-is-assessment-ready-to-move-beyond-standardized-tests-these-mit-researchers-think-so

Tate, E. (2018, December 11). How playful assessment unseated standardized tests at one school [Blog post]. Retrieved from https://www.edsurge.com/news/2018-12-11-how-playful-assessment-unseated-standardized-tests-at-one-school

Yorio, K. (2018, May 5). Assessments to quantify makerspace educational value. School Library Journal. Retrieved from https://www.slj.com/?detailStory=mit-developing-assessments-quantify-makerspace-educational-value