TY  - BOOK
AU  - Campbell,Pat
TI  - Measures of success: assessment and accountability in adult basic education 
SN  - 1894593553
AV  - LC5225 A75 M43 2007
U1  - 374.126 22
PY  - 2007///
CY  - Edmonton
PB  - Grass Roots Press
KW  - Adult education
KW  - Evaluation
KW  - Educational tests and measurements
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction; Pat Campbell --; Part 1; Types of assessment tools --; 1.1; Developing practice-based performance assessments; Christine Pinsent-Johnson --; 1.2; What does competence mean? Who decides? Competency-based assessment in adult education; Karen Geraci --; 1.3; Diagnostic assessment; Robin Millar --; 1.4; Standardized reference tests; William T. Fagan --; Part 2; International perspectives --; 2.1; Assessment for whom and for what? Stepping back to ask important questions about assessment; Katrina Greve --; 2.2; The challenges of consistency: national systems for assessment and accountability in adult literacy education; Ralf St. Clair and Alisa Belzer --; 2.3; Student assessment in Canada's adult basic education programs; Pat Campbell --; 2.4; Assessment in Australia: a balancing act; Jan Hagston and Dave Tout --; 2.5; A balancing act? The English and Welsh model of assessment in adult basic education; Jay Derrick, Kathryn Ecclestone, and Juliet Merrifield --; Part 3; A conversation among the international authors --; 3.1; Key principles for accountability systems; Pat Campbell
ER  -