The accountability movement has extended right up to the present day, culminating with the current standards-based assessments and the large-scale, high-stakes, standardized state testing programs. Regardless of the dominance of accountability and standardized testing, recent years have also brought an expansion in the types of evaluation data that are considered valid for assessments. The influence and use of technology in authentic, contextual learning environments has led to dissatisfaction with existing classroom evaluation methodologies, spurring the development of innovative new methodologies (Kovalik & Dalton, 1997; Marzano, 2001).