Rethinking assessment : strategies for holistic adult numeracy assessment A resource book for practitioners, policy-makers, researchers and assessors

Marr, Beth (Author). Helme, Sue (Added Author). Tout, Dave (Added Author). Australia. Department of Education, Science and Training (Added Author). Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (Added Author).

Summary: "Rethinking Assessment is both a practical and theoretical resource. It discusses key assessment issues, provides a bank of models of good practice in assessment and demonstrates how holistic assessment can be undertaken within the assessment criteria of accredited frameworks... Section 1 introduces the reader to the finding of the research and the thinking behind the examples of practice presented... Section 2 presents detailed descriptions of a selection of the assessment tasks developed and documented during the project, along with templates for a number of the tasks and strategies. Suggested observation and recording sheets are included where appropriate and samples of student responses are discussed."

Record details

ISBN: 1876768584
Physical Description: print
262 p. : ill. cm.
Publisher: Victoria : Language Australia, 2003

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	U0404
Formatted Contents Note:	Section 1: Rethinking assessment: listening to the voices of teachers -- Building a model of holistic competence -- Assessment in adult numeracy: existing practices and issues -- Keeping track of student progress: strategies for record keeping -- Bringing reality to assessment -- Initial assessment -- Using open-ended assessment tasks -- Negotiating assessment -- Focussing on student confidence -- Focussing on awareness of learning -- Focussing on student autonomy -- Section 2: Sample assessment tasks and materials -- Number card sorting -- Making biscuits -- Mystery location -- Describing and drawing shapes -- Anyone for pizza? -- Australia's growing population -- How many drinks? -- Design a better box -- The price of biscuits -- Orange juice -- Battery hen cages -- Comparing age distributions -- Saving water -- Which product is healthier? -- How long might this medication last? -- Square numbers -- How far is it to the horizon? -- Formative assessment activities -- Template for open-ended tasks -- Sample class observations and recording sheet
Creation/Production Credits Note:	A project funded by the Department of Education, Science & Training and undertaken by Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology