[BULK] - [AAACE-NLA] NIFL Assessment Discussion

[French, Allan]

I have three related topics I would like to see discussed:  (1) How are the different states, and programs within those states, dealing with the challenges of complying with federal mandates on standardized assessment?  (2) what changes are likely, in the short- and mid-term future, with mandated assessment rules and option? and (3) what are the problems AND solutions to the integration of mandated assessment to instruction?

Allan French
ESL Instructor and Faculty Coordinator for Assessment	
South Seattle Community College
afrench at sccd.ctc.edu


-----Original Message-----
From: David Collings [mailto:david at collings.com]
Sent: Friday, October 29, 2004 12:41 PM
To: aaace-nla at lists.literacytent.org
Subject: [BULK] - [AAACE-NLA] NIFL Assessment Discussion


The message below is courtesy of Marie Cora.

David

David Collings
AAACE-NLA Moderator
david at collings.com 
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Good morning, afternoon, and evening to you all,


The Assessment Discussion List is offering a series of guests for you to
have discussion with and pose questions to. All the guests have expertise in
various areas of assessment processes and tools. Guests will join myself,
the moderator, on the list for one week intervals. We will suggest that you
take a look at certain background materials before each guest's appearance.
If you have suggestions for either a guest or for a particular assessment
topic (I can search out someone with expertise in that area), please do not
hesitate to send me that information. Here is the schedule to date:

November
8th thru 12th: Equipped for the Future (EFF), with Peggy McGuire, Senior
Research Associate, Center for Literacy Studies, University of Tennessee.

17th thru 23rd: Disability Accommodations in ABE, with Patti White,
Disabilities Project Manager for the Arkansas Adult Learning Resource
Center, and Arkansas Hub Project Coordinator for the National Institute for
Literacy's "Bridges to Practice" training project.

December
6th thru 10th: CASAS, with Jane Equez, Director of Development and Certified
Trainer, CASAS, San Diego, CA.

13th thru 17th: Test Development and Administration, with April Zenisky,
Director of Computer-Based Testing Initiatives, and ABE Test Developer,
Center for Educational Assessment, University of Massachusetts at Amherst.

Coming in January, February, and March of 2005:

-BEST Test and BEST Plus
-TABE
-Family Literacy
-Developing Performance-Based Assessment (PBA) -Writing -Math

Please let me know if you have suggestions for either topics or guests!!

Thanks!
marie cora
Moderator, NIFL Assessment Discussion List, and Coordinator/Developer LINCS
Assessment Special Collection at
http://literacy.kent.edu/Midwest/assessment/


marie.cora at hotspurpartners.com

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