{"id":421,"date":"2022-07-07T20:52:35","date_gmt":"2022-07-07T20:52:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech2\/?page_id=421"},"modified":"2026-04-16T17:17:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T17:17:08","slug":"assessments","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/assessments\/","title":{"rendered":"Assessments"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Over the years, The DevTech Research Group<\/a> directed by Prof. Marina Bers, has developed and validated research assessments<\/strong> that are developmentally appropriate for young children. These instruments can help researchers and educators evaluate skills related to Computer Science such as coding, robotics and computational thinking. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To gain access to these instruments, please fill out the Request an Instrument <\/a>form. The DevTech team will review your request and, if approved, will give you free access to the requested assessment\u2019s Training and Certification<\/a>. Once you have successfully completed the training and certification process, you will be emailed a password to the to access the requested instrument\u2019s Downloads<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Click the icons below to learn more about each available assessment:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Validated Instruments<\/summary>
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