Measures of success : assessment and accountability in adult basic education / editor, Pat Campbell. - xii, 373 pages ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction / Types of assessment tools -- Developing practice-based performance assessments / What does competence mean? Who decides? Competency-based assessment in adult education / Diagnostic assessment / Standardized reference tests / International perspectives -- Assessment for whom and for what? Stepping back to ask important questions about assessment / The challenges of consistency: national systems for assessment and accountability in adult literacy education / Student assessment in Canada's adult basic education programs / Assessment in Australia: a balancing act / A balancing act? The English and Welsh model of assessment in adult basic education / A conversation among the international authors -- Key principles for accountability systems / Pat Campbell -- Christine Pinsent-Johnson -- Karen Geraci -- Robin Millar -- William T. Fagan -- Katrina Greve -- Ralf St. Clair and Alisa Belzer -- Pat Campbell -- Jan Hagston and Dave Tout -- Jay Derrick, Kathryn Ecclestone, and Juliet Merrifield -- Pat Campbell. Part 1. 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Part 2. 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Part 3. 3.1

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Adult education--Evaluation.
Educational tests and measurements.

LC5225 A75 / M43 2007

374.126