Hi Workplace subscribers,

The Assessment Discussion List is having a series of guests to facilitate 
discussion of various aspects of assessment.  They have made the 
announcement below and invited any interested people to join 
them.  Assessment topics of interest can still be suggested, so if any of 
you would like to suggest a topic that would also apply to workplace or 
workforce assessment, feel free.

To subscribe to NIFL-Assessment, visit:
http://www.nifl.gov/lincs/discussions/nifl-assessment/assessment.html

Donna

Donna JG Brian
Moderator, NIFL Workplace Literacy Discussion List, and
Coordinator/Developer LINCS Workforce Education Special Collection at 
http://worklink.coe.utk.edu/
Center for Literacy Studies at The University of Tennessee
600 Henley Street, Suite 312
Knoxville, TN 37996-4135

865-974-3420 (desk phone)        FAX 865-974-3857
djgbrian at utk.edu

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>Good morning, afternoon, and evening to you all,

>

>

>The Assessment Discussion List is offering a series of guests for you to

>have discussion with and pose questions to.  All the guests have

>expertise in various areas of assessment processes and tools.  Guests

>will join myself, the moderator, on the list for one week intervals.  We

>will suggest that you take a look at certain background materials before

>each guest's appearance.  If you have suggestions for either a guest or

>for a particular assessment topic (I can search out someone with

>expertise in that area), please do not hesitate to send me that

>information.  Here is the schedule to date:

>

>November

>8th thru 12th:  Equipped for the Future (EFF), with Peggy McGuire,

>Senior Research Associate, Center for Literacy Studies, University of

>Tennessee.

>

>17th thru 23rd:  Disability Accommodations in ABE, with Patti White,

>Disabilities Project Manager for the Arkansas Adult Learning Resource

>Center, and Arkansas Hub Project Coordinator for the National Institute

>for Literacy's "Bridges to Practice" training project.

>

>December

>6th thru 10th:  CASAS, with Jane Equez, Director of Development and

>Certified Trainer, CASAS, San Diego, CA.

>

>13th thru 17th:  Test Development and Administration, with April

>Zenisky, Director of Computer-Based Testing Initiatives, and ABE Test

>Developer, Center for Educational Assessment, University of

>Massachusetts at Amherst.

>

>Coming in January, February, and March of 2005:

>

>-BEST Test and BEST Plus

>-TABE

>-Family Literacy

>-Developing Performance-Based Assessment (PBA)

>-Writing

>-Math

>

>Please let me know if you have suggestions for either topics or guests!!

>

>Thanks!

>marie cora

>Moderator, NIFL Assessment Discussion List, and

>Coordinator/Developer LINCS Assessment Special Collection at

>http://literacy.kent.edu/Midwest/assessment/

>

>

>marie.cora at hotspurpartners.com