Measures of success
Subtitle: assessment and accountability in adult basic education
Publisher: Grass Roots Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Edmonton Canada
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781894593557
Subjects: Tests; Elementary education of adults; Adult literacy; Measurement; Testing; Examinations; Adult basic education; Adult programs; Case studies; Functional literacy; Adult education; Evaluation
Description: Educators need to recognize the multi-dimensional and changing nature of literacies. They need to examine critically the purposes of basic education and definitions of success, as these concepts will continue to shape the approaches to measurement and instruction. The chapters in this book aim to broaden, deepen, and affirm the understanding of the theory and practice behind assessment and accountability systems.[p.9, ed].
Notes: Contents: Part 1: Types of assessment tools -- 1.1 Developing practice-based performance assessments / C Pinsent-Johnson -- 1.2 What does competence mean? Who decides? : competency-based assessment in adult education / K Geraci -- 1.3 Diagnostic assessment / R Millar -- 1.4 Standardized referenced tests / W T Fagan -- Part 2: International perspectives -- 2.1 Assessment for whom and for what? : stepping back to ask important questions about assessment / K Grieve -- 2.2 The challenges of consistency : national systems for assessment and accountability in adult literacy education / R St. Clair & A Belzer -- 2.3 Student assessment in Canadaâs adult basic education programs / P Campbell -- 2.4 Assessment in Australia : a balancing act / J Hagston & D Tout -- 2.5 A balancing act? The English and Welsh model of assessment in adult basic education / J Derrick, K Ecclestone & J Merrifield -- Part 3: A conversation among the international authors --3.1 Key principles for accountability systems / P Campbell.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Digital video discs directed by Susan Rogers ; funded by the National Office of Literacy and Learning. Human Resources and Social Development Canada ; sponsored by the Centre for Education and Work ; consultants, Christine Pinsent-Johson and Pat Campbell.

In English.
Table of contents: title: Disc 1. Diagnostic assessment. Introduction; title: Interview; title: Administration : word lists; title: Administration : passages; title: Miscue analysis; title: Linking assessment to instruction. Disc 2. Performance assessment. Introduction; title: The Interview; title: Portfolios; title: Building a rubric; title: Demonstrations.