Return-Path: <nifl-4eff@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id e932Br900572; Mon, 2 Oct 2000 22:11:53 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2000 22:11:53 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <a8.b4873cd.270a99f8@aol.com> Errors-To: rgspacone@aol.com Reply-To: nifl-4eff@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-4eff@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-4eff@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: Rgspacone@aol.com To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-4eff@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-4EFF:1203] Current EFF Publications X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 107 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Status: O Content-Length: 2536 Lines: 55 Hi Carolyn -- NIFL-4EFFers: These two EFF documents are our most recent publications. They both provide detailed information about the ongoing Equipped for the Future Standards (Content and Performance) development process and reform initiative -- where we are now and where we are headed: Equipped for the Future Content Standards: What Adults Need to Know and Be able to Do in the 21st Century by Sondra Stein Publication Number NIFL EX 0099P This document describes the EFF development process, how the EFF Standards work, examples of how teachers from our field development process used EFF for teaching and learning with the EFF framework, and where EFF is headed in the next few years as we develop the EFF assessment system and continue our research and data collection process. 2. How Instructors Can Support Adult Learners Through Performance-Based Assessment by Dr. Sri Ananda Publication Number: EX 0110P This paper provides an orientation to performance-based assessment. The report describes the key characteristics of effective performance-based assessments and discusses three major types of performance-based assessment, written scenarios, project assessments, and portfolio assessments. The other topics addressed in this report include: 1. scoring and reporting results on student performance; 2. developing performance-based assessment tasks and preparing students for them; and 3. the role of performance-based assessments in a comprehensive adult learner assessment system. This report is a first step in helping instructors understand how performance-based assessment tools can be used to measure progress relative to the EFF Content Standards. To order single copies of these: Call toll free: 1-877- 433-7827. (If 877 is not available in your area, call 1-800-872-5327). If you want to use the TTY/TDD line, please call 1-800-437-0833. You can also e-mail ED Pubs to request the publications at: <edpubs@inet.ed.gov> or them via the Internet at: <http://www.ed.gov/pubs/edpubs.html>. Request the publication number no matter how you order. For single copies, contact Ed PUBS. For multiple copies, please contact Dawn Norris at the EFF National Center at: <dawn.norris@umit.maine.edu> or call her at 207-581-2402. For information about the other Equipped for the Future publications that are available from Ed Pubs, go to: <http://www.nifl.gov/lincs/collections/eff/eff_publications.html>. Thanks, Ronna Ronna G. Spacone NIFL-4EFF List Moderator rgspacone@aol.com
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