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McKay, Veronica – International Review of Education, 2015
After many previous failed attempts to reach illiterate adults, the award-winning South African "Kha Ri Gude" mass literacy campaign, launched in 2008, undertook to ensure that learners seized the opportunity to learn--for many adults, this was a "last chance". Written from an insider perspective by the campaign's founding…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Literacy, Adult Literacy, Educational Opportunities
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Wilson, Mark; Draney, Karen – Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education, 2004
The purposes of large-scale assessment and classroom assessment are often seen as distinct: Large-scale assessments, including school district, state, and national assessments, are directed at the formative and summative assessments of educational programs, while classroom assessments are focused primarily on the educational status or progress of…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Measures (Individuals), Educational Assessment, Group Testing