Difference between revisions of "Performance Measurement via Technology"
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<h2> Enablers </h2> | <h2> Enablers </h2> | ||
1. Better Visualization Technology | 1. Better Visualization Technology | ||
Over the past decade, the art of visualizing large datasets has developed in to nearly a science. This will enable organizations to track worker performance at a glance. New techniques are available for viewing statistical trends, and detecting outliers [http://mitsloan.mit.edu/newsroom/2007-brynjolfsson.php]. | Over the past decade, the art of visualizing large datasets has developed in to nearly a science. This will enable organizations to track worker performance at a glance. New techniques are available for viewing statistical trends, and detecting outliers [http://mitsloan.mit.edu/newsroom/2007-brynjolfsson.php]. <br> | ||
2. Rise of cloud-based services | 2. Rise of cloud-based services | ||
As in the Driving Force | As in the [http://scenariothinking.org/wiki/index.php/Increasing_Online_Collaboration Increasing Online Collaboration] Driving Force, cloud based services may | ||
<h2> Inhibitors </h2> | <h2> Inhibitors </h2> | ||
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Impact on Education: In a highly competitive paradigm, as governments tend towards standards based measurement in education, they may consider such monitoring of students in classrooms as a way to keep students focused and measure where they stand. | Impact on Education: In a highly competitive paradigm, as governments tend towards standards based measurement in education, they may consider such monitoring of students in classrooms as a way to keep students focused and measure where they stand. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computerized_adaptive_testing Computer Adaptive Testing] is now commonplace in graduate level standardized tests. It may be a matter of time before performance measurement pervades deeper into education and becomes adopted at the primary and secondary levels as well. | ||
<h2> Experts </h2> | <h2> Experts </h2> | ||