Adult Basic Skills: Innovations in Measurement and Policy Analysis. Series on Literacy: Research, Policy, and Practice.

Sonst. Personen	Tuijnman, Albert C. (Hrsg.); Kirsch, Irwin S. (Hrsg.); Wagner, Daniel A. (Hrsg.)
Titel	Adult Basic Skills: Innovations in Measurement and Policy Analysis. Series on Literacy: Research, Policy, and Practice.
Quelle	(1997), (360 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
ISBN	1-57273-042-0
Schlagwörter	Adult Basic Education; Adult Literacy; Adult Students; Basic Skills; Educational Benefits; Educational Needs; Educational Policy; Educational Research; Evaluation Methods; Foreign Countries; Information Utilization; Innovation; Job Performance; Lifelong Learning; Literacy Education; Literature Reviews; Measurement Techniques; Policy Analysis; Policy Formation; Public Policy; Research Needs; Self Evaluation (Individuals); Student Evaluation; Workplace Literacy; Canada; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult; Adults; Education; Adult education; Erwachsenenbildung; Student; Students; Erwachsenenalter; Studentin; Schüler; Schülerin; Basic skill; Grundfertigkeit; Bildungsertrag; Educational need; Bildungsbedarf; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Ausland; Informationsnutzung; Work performance; Arbeitsleistung; Life-long learning; Lebenslanges Lernen; Messtechnik; Politikfeldanalyse; Politische Betätigung; Öffentliche Ordnung; Forschungsbedarf; Schulnote; Studentische Bewertung; Kanada; USA
Abstract	This book contains 13 papers examining innovations in measuring adults' basic skills and analyzing adult literacy policy. The following papers are included: "Series Preface" (Daniel A. Wagner); "Foreword" (Torsten Husen); "Introduction" (Albert Tuijnman); "Adult Basic Skills: Policy Issues and a Research Agenda" (David Stern, Albert Tuijnman); "The Contribution of Literacy to the Wealth of Individuals and Nations" (Sue E. Berryman); "Self-Assessed Skill Needs and Job Performance" (Peter Cappelli, Nikolai Rogovsky); "Adult Literacy Assessment in Comparative Contexts" (Daniel A. Wagner); "Abilities and Competencies in Adulthood: Lifespan Perspectives on Workplace Skills" (Jacqui Smith, Michael Marsiske); "Measuring Adult Basic Skills: A Literature Review" (Stan Jones); "European Traditions in Literacy Research and Measurement" (Max van der Kamp); "Proxy Measurement of Adult Basic Skills: Lessons from Canada" (T. Scott Murray); "Using Large-Scale Assessment Results to Identify and Evaluate Generalizable Indicators of Literacy" (Irwin S. Kirsch, Ann Jungeblut); "The Role of Incentives in Literacy Survey Research" (Leyla Mohadjer et al.); "Information Trade-Offs in Large Scale Assessments" (Andrew Kolstad); "Using Large-Scale Assessments to Set Educational Policy: An Agenda-Analytic Approach" (Peter B. Mosenthal); and "Literacy Assessment in the Service of Literacy Policy" (Richard L. Venezky). (MN)
Anmerkungen	Hampton Press, Inc., 23 Broadway, Cresskill, NJ 07626 (hardcover: ISBN-1-57273-042-0; paperback: ISBN- 1-57273-043-9).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC