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Subject: [NIFL-WORKPLACE:3345] Re: Assessment and Testing Resources
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where was the following published? "... document written by Kathryn Baker
called "Comparing Work Skills Analysis Tools" published in March 1998. many
thanks.
"Heidi A.C. Watson" wrote:
> Dear NIFL -Workplace Subscribers, since there has been so much talk about
> assessment tools, I thought I would share with you some of the resources
> that I have accessed in this area.
>
> A review of the TABE, ABLE and six other tests in presented in a report on
> assessment and testing by Tom Stitch at
> http://www.nald.ca/fulltext/sticht/testing/cover.htm
>
> There was also a document written by Kathryn Baker called "Comparing Work
> Skills Analysis Tools" published in March 1998. This document looks at:
> Advance Skill Command, PBAS, SSMS, Skill View Power Builder, Work Keys,
> Essential Skills Profile, CASAS, and WSS.
>
> If you use CASAS or Work Keys a document was written called "Extending the
> Ladder: From CASAS to Work Keys Assessments. This document was written by
> The American College Testing Program. (1997)
>
> Maurice Taylor also published a document called Test Review: Workplace
> Assessment Tools in April 1997. It is available at
> http://www.nald.ca/nls/inpub/test/English/cover.htm. This document
> features: TABE, TALS, BEST, CAAT, MRA, WRAT, MSA. He wrote another one also
> called "Workplace Literacy Assessment Tools" it is located at:
> http://www.nald.ca/fulltext/report4/rep36-40/rep36-01.htm
>
> If you are not into Standardized tests, Gail Dyer wrote a good publication
> called "Alternative Assessment Methodologies for Workplace Education
> Programs. (1993)
>
> Pennsylvania ABLE sponsored a document called Testing and Assessment in the
> Commonwealth of PA written in June 1991 by David Fluke. This examined TALS,
> CASAS, ABLE, SORT, TABE, Woodcock and Johnson, WRAT, Series Tests, AL
> Employment Related Tasks, and others.
>
> Some related web sites that you might like to have the addresses for are:
> Work Keys http://www.act.org choose the Work Keys link. Occupational Skill
> Standards are available online.
> CASAS http://www.casas.org
> ERIC Database Search Option http://ericir.syr.edu/Eric/
> ERIC Adult Continuing, and Vocational Education http://www.ericacve.org/
>
> If you have any questions please feel free to contact me.
>
> Heidi
>
> Heidi Watson
> NIFL-WORKPLACE List Co-Moderator
>
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