Futures of
Assessment

Publication
July 18, 2025

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

  • The web-based Futures of Assessment forecast examines how asset-based formative assessment could change the way we think about and use assessment – as both educators and learners
  • Dig into the driving forces of change impacting assessment
  • Explore possible futures and approaches in action that sit at the intersection of two critical uncertainties: artificial intelligence and school quality

Imagine a future where all students like assessment. In 2034, that could be possible.

Futures of Assessment, a collaboration between Assessment for Good and KnowledgeWorks, imagines four worlds where assessment centers dialogue, individualized support, student agency, powerful learning opportunities and community connections.

Set in 2034, these futures aren’t the same, but in all of them, assessment transforms into a tool for freedom, access and opportunity. We call this asset-based formative assessment.

Inside the forecast

  • See what drivers of change are impacting the possible futures of assessment
  • Dig into the foundations and definitions that structure this project
  • Visit four possible futures where asset-based formative assessment impacts learning in unique ways
  • Discover 11 distinct approaches of asset-based formative assessment in action

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