[AAACE-NLA] query on assessment

[George Demetrion]

Thanks Bill and Marie,

 

The more I think about it the more inclined I am to include both even
with the "overkill" issue.

 

While the Voyager does have that text comprehension piece even for
beginning level readers, the DAR includes spelling, and, as Bill states,
a word meaning section.  Keeping both provides the program with two
general assessments (DAR & CASAS), and, if you will, a makeshift
curriculum-based assessment in the way we would use the placement as a
pre and post.

 

I'll be checking the assessment archives.

 

Best,

 

George

 

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[mailto:aaace-nla-bounces at lists.literacytent.org] On Behalf Of Marie
Cora
Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2007 9:49 AM
To: 'National Literacy Advocacy List sponsored by AAACE'
Subject: Re: [AAACE-NLA] query on assessment

 

Hi George and everyone,

 

I'm not that familiar with the Voyager series so I can't comment myself,
but you're right:  I'll post your query on the Assessment Discussion
List and see what subscribers have to say.  

 

There's one thing you noted below that I think is really interesting to
pursue:  how you might be able to use both of these tools without the
'overkill' piece happening.  The trick would be not to invalidate either
of these assessments in doing so.  

 

I most-likely will not cross-post responses from my List - I encourage
anyone interested to subscribe to the Assessment List to follow along
(George, I think you are already subscribed).  But for others:  it's
easy and you have several options if you don't want to stay on the List
after:  you can simply unsubscribe; or you can go to the archives and
read any messages that get posted if you don't want to subscribe.

 

Good luck with this George, and I'll be really interested to see how you
end up fixing it all up.

 

Marie Cora

Assessment Discussion List Moderator

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