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Stephens, Max, Ed.; Izard, John, Ed. – 1992
The purpose of the Australian conference on mathematical assessment was to address the challenges to traditional methods of assessment that have resulted as part of the call for reform in the mathematics curriculum. The 28 papers presented were: "Who Assesses Whom and To What Purpose?" (Leone Burton; "Assessment of the Learned…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Problems
Fisher, Douglas; Roach, Virginia; Kearns, Jacqui – CISP Issue Brief, 1998
The National Consortium on Inclusive Schooling Practices (1996) developed a framework to analyze state and local policies and their effects on school inclusion. The framework focuses on standards-based systemic reform across six major policy areas: curriculum, student assessment, accountability, personnel development and professional training,…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Access to Education, Accountability, Disabilities
WestEd, San Francisco, CA. – 1998
This guide provides assessment models to those involved in planning and implementing workplace assessment and certification systems, including systems supported by the School-to-Work Opportunities Act. Chapter 2 presents the following: a kindergarten-through-career vision for cross-industry assessment; a plan for spanning the needs and goals of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Education Work Relationship, Educational Certificates, Elementary Secondary Education
Bond, Linda; And Others – 1993
This publication explores the relationship between state systemic reform initiatives and state student assessment programs using a database established by the North Central Regional Educational Laboratory and interviews with state assessment directors in California, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Texas, and Vermont. States throughout the country are…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Data Collection, Databases, Educational Assessment

Comptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 2000
This document presents and discusses a self-assessment checklist that the General Accounting Office (GAO) developed to enable agency leaders to examine their human capital efforts through a process consisting of the following stages: analyze and plan; implement change; and evaluate and continuously improve. The preface defines the term "human…
Descriptors: Administrators, Adult Learning, Check Lists, Definitions
Williams, Melanie; Bateman, Andrea – 2003
Practices and policies regarding graded assessment in vocational education and training (VET) in Australia were examined. Data were collected through a literature review; focus groups involving approximately 120 stakeholders in 5 states; interviews with 49 representatives of registered training organizations (RTOs); and surveys of RTOs, students,…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Competence, Competency Based Education, Coordination
Fretwell, David H.; Lewis, Morgan V.; Deij, Arjen – 2001
The key issues, alternatives, and implications for developing countries to consider when designing systems to define occupational standards, related training standards, and assessments were analyzed. The analysis focused on the following issues: the rationale for development of standards; clarification of definitions, terminology, and assumptions;…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Comparative Education, Cooperative Planning, Developed Nations
Stevens, David W. – 2001
The passage of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Amendments of 1998 (Perkins III) and the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) marked a new era in the performance accountability partnership among the states, the U.S. Department of Education, and the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). Evaluation of vocational education…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Data Collection, Definitions