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Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research

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2003

Assessment

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Improving Assessment Practice, Gayl O'Connor, Mark Hackling Jun 2003

Improving Assessment Practice, Gayl O'Connor, Mark Hackling

Gayl O'Connor

No abstract provided.


Numeracy Up Front : Behind The International Life Skills Survey, Dave Tout Dec 2002

Numeracy Up Front : Behind The International Life Skills Survey, Dave Tout

David (Dave) Tout

This paper presents some of the results of the Numeracy Working Group in the International Life Skills Survey (ILSS) and the what the author suggests is a wealth of ideas and concepts that can be of interest to the wider educational sector. The author looks at why numeracy was included in the ILSS and the numeracy framework that was established. Complexity factors, assessment items, results so far and issues, problems and benefits showing up in the survey are discussed.