Assessment and Adult Learners: Getting the Most from Standardized and Informal Assessment Instruments.

Autor/inn/en	Van Horn, Barbara L.; und weitere
Institution	Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park. Inst. for the Study of Adult Literacy.
Titel	Assessment and Adult Learners: Getting the Most from Standardized and Informal Assessment Instruments.
Quelle	(1996), (112 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Tabellen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Leitfaden; Unterricht; Lehrer; Adult Basic Education; Basic Skills; English (Second Language); Evaluation Methods; Evaluation Problems; Evaluation Research; Evaluation Utilization; Informal Assessment; Learning Problems; Literacy Education; Standardized Tests; Student Evaluation; Test Selection; Test Use + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lesson concept; Instruction; Unterrichtsentwurf; Unterrichtsprozess; Teacher; Teachers; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult education; Erwachsenenbildung; Basic skill; Grundfertigkeit; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Evaluationsforschung; Lernproblem; Standadised tests; Standardisierter Test; Schulnote; Studentische Bewertung; Testauswahl; Testanwendung
Abstract	This guide provides advice on effective use of assessments in adult basic and literacy education programs. Chapter 1 considers different types of standardized tests, their purposes, their advantages and limitations, misuses of standardized tests, and other types of assessments. Chapter 2 on informal assessments defines alternative and informal assessment and discusses types of informal assessment, their advantages and limitations, and design of informal assessments. Chapter 3 addresses use of assessments to document learner progress for program accountability, including types of assessment appropriate for program evaluation and accountability, how to standardize a locally developed assessment, and use of qualitative information for program accountability. Chapter 4 covers use of assessments to screen learners and to guide and evaluate instruction. The focus of chapter 5 is assessment of adults for whom English is a second language. Chapter 6 covers assessment strategies to use with students with learning difficulties and making accommodations. Chapter 7 describes the information that should be included in a manual for a commercially developed test and provides a checklist to examine a test to decide if it is appropriate for one's assessment needs. Chapter 8 discusses factors within the learner and the program that affect the testing situation and addresses supportive environments. Appendixes contain the following: test summaries for 11 tests, annotated list of 9 resource organizations, and disability definitions and checklists. Introduction and individual chapters contain references. (YLB)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01