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Testing, Testing...1,2,3

Assessment in adult literacy, language and numeracy- A NIACE policy discussion paper

Peter Lavender, Jay Derrick and Barry Brooks
ISBN: 1 86201 193 1
March 2004

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Across the whole field of public service, targets are increasingly recognised as a mixed blessing. Within the government’s Skills for Life policy their introduction has been particularly problematic.

This discussion paper brings together three contributions that add to the debate of how Britain can best meet the policy goal that underpins the target – that of how to strengthen skill and confidence in literacy, numeracy and language amongst adults in Britain who need support and encouragement. In the first, Peter Lavender explores how narrowly drawn LSC guidance on funding and priorities risks distorting a generously drawn national policy. In the second, Jay Derrick looks at the relationship between formative and summative assessment and literacy learning. In the third Barry Brooks analyses the challenges confronted and progress made in identifying national standards and tools of assessment.

Contents

Introduction  
Chapter 1 Tests, targets and ptarmigans
Overview
The story so far
Out of focus?
National PSA adult basic skills targets
Tests, qualifications and funding
Tests, national targets and social inclusion
Conclusion: the ptarmigan’s feet
Some questions
Acknowledgements
Chapter 2 Making the grade: assessment and achievement in adult literacy, numeracy and language
Summary
The purpose and structure of the paper
The national strategy and targets
Range of contexts for literacy, language and numeracy (LLN) learning
Approaches to assessment and the measurement of achievement
Research insights from neighbouring fields
Assessment of learning: measuring achievement in adult
literacy, language and numeracy
Assessment for learning
Conclusions
Recommendations
Acknowledgements
Chapter 3 D’où venons-nous? Que sommes-nous? Où allons-nous?
Preamble
Où allons-nous?
Que sommes-nous?
D’où venons-nous?
On reflection
References  

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