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EPISODE · May 14, 2026 · 3 MIN

Assess Durable Skills With AI | Check-In 28

from ChatEDU – The AI & Education Podcast · host Matt Mervis and Dr. Elizabeth Radday

In this ChatEDU Check-In: Measuring Durable Skills with Vantage, Matt explores the development of a controlled assessment environment designed to measure critical thinking and collaboration through AI simulations. This experimental platform places students into diverse missions, such as investigating advertising truth or planning environmental events, to turn abstract human skills into measurable data points.Key Takeaways:Vantage uses real-time conversations with AI teams to assess durable skills like creativity and problem solving within a simulated environment.The platform is designed to integrate into existing curricula for subjects like science and history, acting as a skills layer over traditional academic tasks.Research conducted with NYU suggests that AI-driven scoring for these complex tasks is now as accurate as human expert ratings.Matt’s Two Cents: The ability of large language models to create interactive, scalable assessment environments is a significant breakthrough for future readiness. Platforms like Vantage offer a glimpse into how schools can finally quantify essential human skills that were previously difficult to measure, mirroring the direction of international assessments like PISA.Article:Towards developing future-ready skills with generative Ahttps://bit.ly/3R6IJbI

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