Adult literacy in California: results of the state adult literacy survey, executive summary |
1994 |
This executive summary introduces a report of the California part of a national study of adult literacy in the U.S. cond...
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Adult literacy learner assessment |
1990 |
This ERIC Digest provides an overview of four approaches to assessment of learners in adult literacy programs. This inc...
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APL and the NALS: the second coming of the government/educational contractor juggernaut in adult literacy education |
1994 |
The article is an analysis of the significance of the National Adult Literacy Survey (NALS) and its relationship to the ...
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Assessing learners online |
2000 |
This publication looks at issues and techniques related to the assessment of online learning for adult, career, and voca...
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Assessing the literacy needs of adult learners of ESL |
1991 |
Assessment of literacy needs is an important part of the instructional program. This digest focuses on ways to determin...
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Assessment of student progress in adult literacy programs |
1991 |
The bibliography contains abstracts and bibliographic information on one article and nine documents from the ERIC databa...
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Assessment with adult English language learners |
2002 |
This trends and issues report describes how the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, Title II, requires each state to repor...
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California Adult ESL Assessment Project: placement procedures questionnaire, summary of results |
1995 |
This is the executive summary of a report on the results of a questionnaire regarding current ESL placement procedures a...
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California adult school program impact; state-funded adult education 2007-08 |
June 2009 |
This brief summarizes 2007-08 data about how the California Adult Education Program serves state and national interests ...
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Certifying adult education students: a survey of state directors of adult education on certificate programs in use |
April 19, 2011 |
This brief looks at certification systems in use across the country, as reported by state ABE directors, to validate stu...
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Challenging technical news for performance assessment |
1993 |
This article discusses some technical challenges in using performance assessments in high accountability situations.
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Combining published with locally-developed measures to assess workplace literacy skills |
1994 |
The article is an analysis of the evaluation function of assessment where the choice is usually between published and lo...
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Competency based assessment system for the developmentally disabled adult |
1985 |
This paper summarizing a research project was presented at the Annual Meeting of the America Educational Research Associ...
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Contested ground: performance accountability in adult basic education |
1998 |
Policy paper discusses issues in performance accountability in adult basic education (ABE). Based on research and interv...
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Culturally sensitive career assessment:: a quandary |
1999 |
This digest reviews the challenges that multicultural populations provide to traditional perspectives on assessment and ...
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Extending the ladder: from CASAS to Work Keys assessments; final report |
1997 |
This report of a research project shows how assessment systems from CASAS and ACT can be linked to guide individuals' ed...
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Issues in accountability and assessment for adult ESL instruction |
2002 |
This Q & A describes the legislative background of current accountability requirements for ESL programs, the issues invo...
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It belongs to me: a guide to portfolio assessment in adult education programs |
1993 |
This guide is designed to introduce adult literacy educators to the concept of portfolio assessment, and to provide some...
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Learner assessment in adult ESL literacy |
1992 |
This article addresses how ESL literacy is currently assessed, the role of standardized testing, and alternative approac...
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Linking adult literacy assessments |
1995 |
The need to gather and analyze data on the effectiveness of State-administered adult education programs leads to an inte...
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Literacy, numeracy and problem solving in technology-rich environments: framework for the OECD survey of adult skills |
October 2013 |
This document details the assessment frameworks utilized for the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Com...
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Literacy, numeracy, and problem solving in technology-rich environments among U.S. adults: results from the Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies 2012: first look |
October 2013 |
The NCES First Look report presents selected findings from the PIAAC Main Study, including specific results for the U.S....
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Making skills everyone's business; a call to transform adult learning in the United States |
February 2015 |
This report takes a look at the data from several prior studies, including the OECD’s new international Survey of Adult ...
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National adult literacy survey (NALS) |
[1990] |
In September 1989, Educational Testing Service (ETS) was awarded a four-year contract by the National Center for Educati...
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Participation and performance of youth in adult education programs |
2004 |
This brief reports data on the participation of youth (ages 16 to 24 years of age) in California's WIA Title II adult ed...
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Portfolio assessment in adult , career, and vocational education |
1993 |
This alert discusses portfolio assessment, in which portfolios of learner work form the basis. Strengths and problems o...
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Portfolios as worthwhile burdens? |
1993 |
This article discusses the good and bad news about using portfolio assessment with results from a new Vermont research s...
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Relationship between California EL Civics objectives and CASAS competencies |
2003 |
California EL Civics funded adult education programs identified key civic objectives through needs assessments from 2001...
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Relationship of Adult ESL reading performance to instructional time |
2004 |
This paper illustrates the relationship between ESL and ESL-Citizenship learner performance on CASAS reading tests and t...
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Skilled for life? Key findings from the survey of adult skills |
October 2013 |
This inaugural edition of the OECD Skills Outlook is devoted to reporting the results of the first round of the Survey o...
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Standardized tests: their use & misuse |
1990 |
This article addresses the use and misuse of standardized tests in adult education and literacy. When federal requireme...
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Technical merits of performance assessments |
1993 |
This article raises some concerns about the technical merit of performance assessments.
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Techniques for authentic assessment |
1995 |
The brief describes types of authentic assessment, explains some of the advantages and challenges they present, and high...
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Testing and accountability in adult literacy education; focus on workplace literacy resources for program design, assessment, testing, & evaluation |
1999 |
This report provides information on the design and evaluation of workplace literacy programs to improve workforce readin...
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Testing and assessment in adult basic education and English as a second language programs |
1990 |
Report on the nature and uses of standardized tests in English as a Second Language and Adult Basic Education. Eight st...
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Time for the U.S. to reskill? What the survey of adult skills says |
November 2013 |
The OECD’s new international Survey of Adult Skills aims to help countries secure better skills policies by measuring th...
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Using portfolio assessment in EL Civics classes in California |
2003 |
Portfolio assessment is an ongoing process involving learners and their instructors in selecting samples of student work...
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Valid, reliable, and appropriate assessments for adult English languge learners |
2003 |
This Q & A examines the concepts of validity, reliability, and appropriateness from a language testing perspective as th...
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Voices from the field: WIA Title II program implementation |
May 2005 |
This brief addresses the measures of 2003-2004 WIA Title II program success in California and describes provider types. ...
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WIA Title II program implementation |
Feb 2007 |
This brief addresses and summarizes how California evaluates the effectiveness of adult education and literacy activitie...
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