SMART Makerspace Assessment & Rubric Toolkit
Project description
The SMART project aims to develop and validate an empirically grounded assessment framework for Maker-based and project-based learning in teacher education. It seeks to equip pre-service and in-service teachers with tools to assess 21st century skills (critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, communication) in digitally enriched STEAM environments. The project also promotes inclusive and gender-sensitive STEM assessment practices across European higher education systems.
The project will conduct a systematic literature review, curriculum analysis, and interviews with teachers and Makerspace leaders to develop a validated Making Assessment Framework. Based on this framework, curriculum recommendations and grading rubrics will be created. An open-access MOOC will train teachers in assessing 21st century skills. Pilot activities, feedback loops, empirical validation, and dissemination events will ensure quality, impact, and European transferability.
SMART will deliver a validated European Making Assessment Framework, curriculum recommendations, and an open-access MOOC for teacher training. The project will produce empirical data reports, grading guidelines, and best-practice examples. It will strengthen teachers’ digital assessment competencies, support inclusive STEM education, and enhance the quality and transparency of competence-based assessment in Maker education across participating countries.
