Assessment and Learning in Intelligent Educational Systems: A Peek into the Future

New demands associated with living in a highly-technological and globallyof competencies than previous generations of students needed. The general goal of education is to prepare young people to live independent and productive lives. Unfortunately, our current educational system is not keeping pace with these changes and new demands. The world is becoming increasingly complex and to make progress toward fixing educational woes, we need to have a good sense of bearings This paper is intended to provide such bearings, specifically in terms of a fresh vision for education. We envision new modes of learning and teaching using stimulating online environments such as games and simulations, coupled with an assessment infrastructure covering a broad set of competencies and other attributes to support learning. This represents a long view of the field to inform current R&D efforts.