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A task or exercise that students are asked to do-often as part of a lesson plan or other larger unit of instruction-to help them develop particular skills, knowledge, or habits of mind. Usually, the goals and outcomes are broad.

• CEO Forum on Education and Technology
  The Interactive School Technology and Readiness (STaR) Chart is a self-assessment tool designed to provide schools with the information they need to better integrate technology into their educational process. Here, one can complete an online, multiple-choice questionnaire that will provide instant feedback on how well a school is doing in this process.
• EnGauge
  The enGauge framework identifies Six Essential Conditions- system-wide factors critical to effective uses of technology for student learning, and then provides a comprehensive set of evaluative tools that give schools the opportunity to measure their effectiveness in each of the Six Essential Conditions.
• Gauging Return on Investment: Assessing Professional Growth in Skill and Use
  This article by Jamie McKenzie, first published in eSchool News (July/August, 1998), stresses the concept of assessment based on two principles: 1) We can't make adjustments in teaching and pedagogy until (or unless) we have a sense of whether what we are currently doing is working; and 2) Assessing and reporting the results openly gives our stakeholders the opportunity to understand that a robust investment in professional development pays great dividends when it comes to technology.