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Title Adult literacy in California: results of the state adult literacy survey, executive summary	Date 1994	Abstract This executive summary introduces a report of the California part of a national study of adult literacy in the U.S. conducted...
Title Adult literacy learner assessment	Date 1990	Abstract This ERIC Digest provides an overview of four approaches to assessment of learners in adult literacy programs. This include ...
Title APL and the NALS: the second coming of the government/educational contractor juggernaut in adult literacy education	Date 1994	Abstract The article is an analysis of the significance of the National Adult Literacy Survey (NALS) and its relationship to the APL s...
Title Assessing learners online	Date 2000	Abstract This publication looks at issues and techniques related to the assessment of online learning for adult, career, and vocationa...
Title Assessing the literacy needs of adult learners of ESL	Date 1991	Abstract Assessment of literacy needs is an important part of the instructional program. This digest focuses on ways to determine wha...
Title Assessment of student progress in adult literacy programs	Date 1991	Abstract The bibliography contains abstracts and bibliographic information on one article and nine documents from the ERIC database. ...
Title Assessment with adult English language learners	Date 2002	Abstract This trends and issues report describes how the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, Title II, requires each state to report edu...
Title California Adult ESL Assessment Project: placement procedures questionnaire, summary of results	Date 1995	Abstract This is the executive summary of a report on the results of a questionnaire regarding current ESL placement procedures at adu...
Title California adult school program impact; state-funded adult education 2007-08	Date June 2009	Abstract This brief summarizes 2007-08 data about how the California Adult Education Program serves state and national interests by pr...
Title Certifying adult education students: a survey of state directors of adult education on certificate programs in use	Date April 19, 2011	Abstract This brief looks at certification systems in use across the country, as reported by state ABE directors, to validate student ...
Title Challenging technical news for performance assessment	Date 1993	Abstract This article discusses some technical challenges in using performance assessments in high accountability situations.
Title Combining published with locally-developed measures to assess workplace literacy skills	Date 1994	Abstract The article is an analysis of the evaluation function of assessment where the choice is usually between published and locally...
Title Competency based assessment system for the developmentally disabled adult	Date 1985	Abstract This paper summarizing a research project was presented at the Annual Meeting of the America Educational Research Association...
Title Contested ground: performance accountability in adult basic education	Date 1998	Abstract Policy paper discusses issues in performance accountability in adult basic education (ABE). Based on research and interviews....
Title Culturally sensitive career assessment:: a quandary	Date 1999	Abstract This digest reviews the challenges that multicultural populations provide to traditional perspectives on assessment and revie...
Title Extending the ladder: from CASAS to Work Keys assessments; final report	Date 1997	Abstract This report of a research project shows how assessment systems from CASAS and ACT can be linked to guide individuals' educati...
Title Issues in accountability and assessment for adult ESL instruction	Date 2002	Abstract This Q & A describes the legislative background of current accountability requirements for ESL programs, the issues involved ...
Title It belongs to me: a guide to portfolio assessment in adult education programs	Date 1993	Abstract This guide is designed to introduce adult literacy educators to the concept of portfolio assessment, and to provide some guid...
Title Learner assessment in adult ESL literacy	Date 1992	Abstract This article addresses how ESL literacy is currently assessed, the role of standardized testing, and alternative approaches. ...
Title Linking adult literacy assessments	Date 1995	Abstract The need to gather and analyze data on the effectiveness of State-administered adult education programs leads to an interest ...
Title Literacy, numeracy and problem solving in technology-rich environments: framework for the OECD survey of adult skills	Date October 2013	Abstract This document details the assessment frameworks utilized for the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competen...
Title 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	Date October 2013	Abstract The NCES First Look report presents selected findings from the PIAAC Main Study, including specific results for the U.S. popu...
Title Making skills everyone's business; a call to transform adult learning in the United States	Date February 2015	Abstract This report takes a look at the data from several prior studies, including the OECD’s new international Survey of Adult Skill...
Title National adult literacy survey (NALS)	Date [1990]	Abstract In September 1989, Educational Testing Service (ETS) was awarded a four-year contract by the National Center for Education St...
Title Participation and performance of youth in adult education programs	Date 2004	Abstract This brief reports data on the participation of youth (ages 16 to 24 years of age) in California's WIA Title II adult educati...
Title Portfolio assessment in adult , career, and vocational education	Date 1993	Abstract This alert discusses portfolio assessment, in which portfolios of learner work form the basis. Strengths and problems of the...
Title Portfolios as worthwhile burdens?	Date 1993	Abstract This article discusses the good and bad news about using portfolio assessment with results from a new Vermont research study.
Title Relationship between California EL Civics objectives and CASAS competencies	Date 2003	Abstract California EL Civics funded adult education programs identified key civic objectives through needs assessments from 2001 to 2...
Title Relationship of Adult ESL reading performance to instructional time	Date 2004	Abstract This paper illustrates the relationship between ESL and ESL-Citizenship learner performance on CASAS reading tests and the am...
Title Skilled for life? Key findings from the survey of adult skills	Date October 2013	Abstract This inaugural edition of the OECD Skills Outlook is devoted to reporting the results of the first round of the Survey of Adu...
Title Standardized tests: their use & misuse	Date 1990	Abstract This article addresses the use and misuse of standardized tests in adult education and literacy. When federal requirements f...
Title Technical merits of performance assessments	Date 1993	Abstract This article raises some concerns about the technical merit of performance assessments.
Title Techniques for authentic assessment	Date 1995	Abstract The brief describes types of authentic assessment, explains some of the advantages and challenges they present, and highlight...
Title Testing and accountability in adult literacy education; focus on workplace literacy resources for program design, assessment, testing, & evaluation	Date 1999	Abstract This report provides information on the design and evaluation of workplace literacy programs to improve workforce readiness, ...
Title Testing and assessment in adult basic education and English as a second language programs	Date 1990	Abstract Report on the nature and uses of standardized tests in English as a Second Language and Adult Basic Education. Eight standar...
Title Time for the U.S. to reskill? What the survey of adult skills says	Date November 2013	Abstract The OECD’s new international Survey of Adult Skills aims to help countries secure better skills policies by measuring the bas...
Title Using portfolio assessment in EL Civics classes in California	Date 2003	Abstract Portfolio assessment is an ongoing process involving learners and their instructors in selecting samples of student work for ...
Title Valid, reliable, and appropriate assessments for adult English language learners	Date 2003	Abstract This Q & A examines the concepts of validity, reliability, and appropriateness from a language testing perspective as they ap...
Title Voices from the field: WIA Title II program implementation	Date May 2005	Abstract This brief addresses the measures of 2003-2004 WIA Title II program success in California and describes provider types. It th...
Title WIA Title II program implementation	Date Feb 2007	Abstract This brief addresses and summarizes how California evaluates the effectiveness of adult education and literacy activities fun...