Best Formative Assessment Project Award 2021

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Prodigy has developed the world’s first assessments delivered through Minecraft. “Coding in Minecraft” is a new computer science curriculum, formative skills assessment and credential program delivered through Minecraft with formative evidence-based assessments hosted on Prodigy’s skillify platform.
The program engages young and diverse learners (from middle grades US / Key Stage 2-4 UK) through game-based learning in an immersive computer science and coding curriculum and formative assessments, rewarding their learning with credentials. The Coding in Minecraft pathway comprises of four courses with teacher-graded (formatively assessed) micro-credentials which immerse students in a Minecraft world to develop and prove their coding skills.
Minecraft is a game which promotes creativity, collaboration and problem-solving in an immersive environment. It is one of the most popular video games in history that transcends all platforms and appeals to all players regardless of age, demographics, or geography.
Coding in Minecraft is an easy to teach solution enabling teachers with little or no computer science or coding experience to deliver a standards aligned computer science curriculum and assessments. During COVID-19, it is worth noting that Coding in Minecraft is remote ready. Students can complete the learning and assessments from home with remote teacher formative feedback and grading.

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