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What is Direct Assessment

Encyclopedia of Information Communication Technologies and Adult Education Integration
An assessment of a student’s demonstrated ability to perform specific tasks or relate material in an acceptable manner compared to learning outcomes.
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Principles of Student Assessment in Adult Education
James B. Martin (Army’s Command and General Staff College at Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61692-906-0.ch040
Abstract
Any discussion of the topic of assessment of student learning is bound to be marked by strong opinions, marked differences, or total apathy. This topic, critical anywhere in higher education, is even more important in adult learning than anywhere else. With the greater potential for non-traditional programs in adult education, the ability to show the quality of student learning is critical. This chapter examines five principles of assessment of adult learning and provides insight into viable programmatic assessment. By applying the principles, the assessment strategies provided take into account the characteristics of adult learners and design a program that is suited for assessing adult learners. While some application of classroom assessment techniques for adult learners is included, the emphasis of the chapter is on programmatic assessment.
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Method Development for Assessing a Diversity Goal
Any assessment process which is based on examination of an actual performance (written or oral) which demonstrates the outcome in question.
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A measure of student teacher performance which is based on a variety of types of actual student work.
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Direct assessment is a measure of student performance based on a variety of types of actual student work.
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Direct assessment is a measure of student performance based on a variety of types of actual student work.
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Measuring What Matters: The UW Flexible Option's Framework to Measure Success from the Student Vantage Point
The specific type of competency-based education based on the direct measurement of what a student knows and can do, regardless of the source of that knowledge and skills.
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FLEX Path: Capella University's Innovative Pathway to a Degree
An educational model that bases both the evaluation of student achievement and the award of a degree or credential solely on the demonstration of competencies, without including non-assessed coursework and without correlating learning with credits or seat time.
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