Contents: Part 1: Types of assessment tools -- 1.1 Developing practice-based performance assessments / C Pinsent-Johnson -- 1.2 What does competence mean? Who decides? : competency-based assessment in adult education / K Geraci -- 1.3 Diagnostic assessment / R Millar -- 1.4 Standardized referenced tests / W T Fagan -- Part 2: International perspectives -- 2.1 Assessment for whom and for what? : stepping back to ask important questions about assessment / K Grieve -- 2.2 The challenges of consistency : national systems for assessment and accountability in adult literacy education / R St. Clair & A Belzer -- 2.3 Student assessment in Canadaâs adult basic education programs / P Campbell -- 2.4 Assessment in Australia : a balancing act / J Hagston & D Tout -- 2.5 A balancing act? The English and Welsh model of assessment in adult basic education / J Derrick, K Ecclestone & J Merrifield -- Part 3: A conversation among the international authors --3.1 Key principles for accountability systems / P Campbell.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Digital video discs directed by Susan Rogers ; funded by the National Office of Literacy and Learning. Human Resources and Social Development Canada ; sponsored by the Centre for Education and Work ; consultants, Christine Pinsent-Johson and Pat Campbell.

In English.