Research: Learner Assessment

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A Decade of Family Literacy: Programs, Outcomes, and the Future
N. Padak, C. Sapin, and D. Baycich, ERIC Information Series #389, 2002
Examines research on family literacy programs since 1990, with an emphasis on assessment models for adult learners. Includes information on policy and funding issues for family literacy programs, guidelines for measuring outcomes, and profiles of successful programs.
http://www.calpro-online.org/ERIC/mp_padak_01.asp

Family Literacy: A Research Agenda to Build the Future
Goodling Institute for Research in Family Literacy, 2001
A summary of a two-day brainstorming meeting to develop a research agenda for family literacy. Researchers, policymakers, and practitioners discussed the state of family literacy, challenges facing the field, program participants, curriculum, assessment, service delivery, and integration of various family literacy components (e.g., adult education, childhood education, and parent education).
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Outcomes and Measures for Family Literacy Programs
National Center for Family Literacy (NCFL), 2001
Evaluation planning and assessment resource for family literacy programs. Includes a discussion of assessment concepts and issues, a list of outcomes for parents and children, summaries of selected published tests and other instruments, and suggestions for alternative assessment techniques.

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