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Groves, Bob – Adults Learning (England), 2002
Interviews with a small sample of adult students revealed that even highly literate and articulate learners had difficulty understanding the assessment language used in National Vocational Qualifications. This finding highlights the alienation learners can feel when adult education discourse uses jargon instead of learner-relevant language. (SK)
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Comprehension, Evaluation Criteria, Foreign Countries
