The current interest in assessment has been generated by a significant interest within the vocational education sector and industry in competency-based learning. If competency standards are used, ways of assessing those standards are needed.
This book is intended to introduce the topic of assessment to the general reader who knows little about it. The authors look at the assessment techniques developed over the last fifty years, and maintain that they are still applicable today.
Like the others in the 'Getting to grips with…' series, this book is in two parts. The first part is composed of a des
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The current interest in assessment has been generated by a significant interest within the vocational education sector and industry in competency-based learning. If competency standards are used, ways of assessing those standards are needed.
This book is intended to introduce the topic of assessment to the general reader who knows little about it. The authors look at the assessment techniques developed over the last fifty years, and maintain that they are still applicable today.
Like the others in the 'Getting to grips with…' series, this book is in two parts. The first part is composed of a description of the subject matter in a manner which is intended to be clear to any interested layperson. Areas discussed include: the meaning of assessment; why assessment matters; curriculum model; percentages and comparisons; where, how and by whom assessment should be done; valid, reliable and economical assessment; bias in assessment; planning assessment; recognition of prior learning; some problems. The second part gives an annotated list of further reading in the area of assessment.
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