- Summary
- Contents
Key Concepts in Educational Assessment provides expert definitions and interpretations of common terms within the policy and practice of educational assessment. Concepts such as validity, assessment for learning, measurement, comparability and differentiation are discussed, and there is broad coverage of UK and international terminology. Drawing on the considerable expertise of the authors, the entries provide: - clear definitions; - accounts of the key issues; - authoritative and reliable information; - suggestions for further reading
Created to support students of education on undergraduate and postgraduate courses, and established education professionals including those who are members of the Chartered Institute of Educational Assessors (CIEA), this book is an accessible guide for anyone engaged in educational assessment.
Tina Isaacs is Director of the MA in Educational Assessment at the Institute ...
Chapter 44: Work-Based Assessment
Work-Based Assessment
In order to develop a more effective workforce, work-based assessment was gradually introduced into Britain in the late 1980s. Since then the number of work-based assessments has mushroomed and transformed vocational assessment. The dominant assessment methodology tends to be competence-based or a skills-based derivative.
Work-based assessment is intrinsically linked to the conceptual framework of work-based learning and the need for people to develop a diverse range of skills and talents through on-the-job ...
