[NIFL-ASSESSMENT:464] RE: 400+!

From: Marie Cora (mariecora@hotmail.com)
Date: Tue Apr 06 2004 - 11:54:39 EDT


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Hi Susan, thanks for your reply.

So would you like some general list discussion of those suggestions, or are 
you interested in having a guest moderator?

thanks,
marie cora
NIFL Assessment List Moderator


>From: "Susan Kershaw" <skershaw@rosemont.edu>
>Reply-To: nifl-assessment@nifl.gov
>To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-assessment@literacy.nifl.gov>
>Subject: [NIFL-ASSESSMENT:461] RE: 400+!
>Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2004 11:03:26 -0400 (EDT)
>
>Thanks for asking about our interests. Please include the topics from your
>suggestions:
>Suggestions:  more on the NRS; what exactly is a standardized assessment?
>more on PBA (performance-based assessment) and rubrics; student
>self-assessment.
>
>Best regards,
>Susan Kershaw
>Director of Placement Testing and Tutorials
>Rosemont College
>1400 Montgomery Avenue
>Rosemont, PA 19010
>(610) 527-0200,x2399
>skershaw@rosemont.edu <mailto:skershaw@rosemont.edu>
>"I am still learning." Michelangelo
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: nifl-assessment@nifl.gov [mailto:nifl-assessment@nifl.gov]On
>Behalf Of Marie Cora
>Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2004 10:53 AM
>To: Multiple recipients of list
>Subject: [NIFL-ASSESSMENT:460] 400+!
>
>
>Good day everyone!  (or afternoon or evening, depending where you are!)
>
>I wanted to share with you all that we have 402 people subscribed to this
>Assessment List.  That's no small number!  But we've only heard from such a
>small fraction of folks.  (But small is also good!  We've had great
>conversations here, to be sure!)
>
>I'm wondering what some of you 402 would like to talk about next?  Or
>continue to discuss?
>
>Here are some ideas I have.  Please jump in and start up a thread, or
>suggest your own topic.
>
>-What's the difference between norm-referenced and criterion-referenced?
>Does it matter?  If so, why?
>
>-Are there practitioner students (student teachers) on the list?  What are
>your concerns about assessment as a new teacher?
>
>-Is your state developing curriculum frameworks or content standards or
>assessment standards?  If so, what is your state doing?  How is the state
>developing this material?  Who's involved?
>
>-Do you think we in ABE have anything to learn from the K12 experience in
>the area of assessment?  If so, what might that be?
>
>-Would you like to see guest moderators on the list?  If so, what topics?
>Suggestions:  more on the NRS; what exactly is a standardized assessment?
>more on PBA (performance-based assessment) and rubrics; student
>self-assessment.
>
>Thanks and looking forward to your thoughts and questions.
>
>marie cora
>NIFL Assessment List Moderator
>
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