Hi Tina and everyone,

How are you?  

I'm not sure if this policy brief would interest you:

Challenges in Assessing for Post-Secondary Readiness 
http://www.caalusa.org/content/assessmentmellard.pdf  
Policy Brief
by Daryl F. Mellard and Gretchen Anderson
Division of Adult Studies, Center for Research on Learning, University
of Kansas
December 4, 2007
This Policy Brief examines the major assessments in use today to measure
adult learning gains and determine student placements - e.g., BEST,
CASAS, TABE, COMPASS, ASSET, and ACCUPLACER - in terms of their uses and
how they well they align with postsecondary education entry
requirements. Special attention is given to the GED. The authors
identify several problems and challenges as well as recommendations to
resolve them.


You might also want to peruse the transitions sections at the CAAL and
NCSALL sites:

Transitions: Linkages between Adult Education and Community Colleges
Multiple resources from CAAL (Council for Advancement of Adult Literacy)
http://www.caalusa.org/publications.html#trans

Transitions to Post-Secondary Education
Multiple resources from NCSALL (National Center for the Study of Adult
Learning and Literacy)
http://www.ncsall.net/index.php?id=106 


I'm still looking around some to see if I can come up with any other
resources that would be of help to you.  I would also love to know if
others on the List have resources to share on this topic.

Thanks, 

Marie

Marie Cora
Assessment Discussion List Moderator


-----Original Message-----
From: assessment-bounces at nifl.gov [mailto:assessment-bounces at nifl.gov]
On Behalf Of Luffman, Tina, Ellen
Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 4:26 PM
To: assessment at nifl.gov
Subject: [Assessment 1822] FW: Data to support Reading placement in dev
ed?

Hi NIFL Assessment Listserv,

Please let me know if anyone is aware of research that shows data to
prove that when developmental readers are placed into the proper level,
they have better success. We would like data to back our decision to
have mandatory reading placement for developmental students.

Thanks,

Tina
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