Return-Path: <nifl-assessment@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id j2PF8XG18091; Fri, 25 Mar 2005 10:08:33 -0500 (EST) Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2005 10:08:33 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <88EAF3512A55DF46B06B1954AEF73F7406E8FA90@dc1ex2.air.org> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-assessment@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-assessment@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-assessment@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Condelli, Larry" <LCondelli@air.org> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-assessment@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ASSESSMENT:1026] RE: NRS projects and resources X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 1686 Lines: 43 Marie and all, As I understand it, the Australian NRS system is a framework describing learning skills and competencies that learners should know at different levels. It was described to me once by Australians as being more like EFF that our NRS, except instead of roles, the Australian NRS is organized around what it calls "communications." So it is somewhat like a curriculum framework. As for report cards, they usually include NRS and other outcome measures, with an evaluative component (performance standards, grade) so you can judge how well the program is performing. Most report cards also include other information on students, teachers, instruction and providers. The format and content are quite varied and one of the things OVAE wants to try to do is simplify and standardize report cards. -----Original Message----- From: nifl-assessment@nifl.gov [mailto:nifl-assessment@nifl.gov] On Behalf Of Marie Cora Sent: Friday, March 25, 2005 7:56 AM To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: [NIFL-ASSESSMENT:1024] RE: NRS projects and resources Hi Larry and all, Thanks for your reply. So! Oops! Here I was looking at all these case studies wondering why they are from Australia. However, I did find some of what I read there pretty interesting. Does the U.S. system have anything similar to what I saw at the Aussie site? (case studies and stuff like that?) Is their system so different that it can't inform us, either on a large scale or on a classroom scale? This might be way too big a question but how are the English and Australian systems different from ours? Can any List members tell us if they are developing a state report card? Thanks, marie
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