The concepts of assessment for learning, particularly the value of peer- and self-assessment of work coupled with explicit, written-down or recorded logs of learning, are not recognized as a valuable norm in, arguably, the majority of our planet's classrooms.
Encourage the development of mechanisms for the assessment and certification of learning outcomes achieved through OER.
"The fact that these errors occurred is simply unacceptable to Pearson as we fully understand the importance of accurate scoring, " Scott Smith, the president of learning assessment at Pearson, said in a statement.
Looking at the academic progression (as measured by performance on the Collegiate Learning Assessment) of more than 2, 000 students at 24 different colleges, Arum and Roksa found that, for the first two years of college, 45 percent of students saw no significant gains in their CLA performance.
Richard Arum and Josipa Roksa in their great book Academically Adrift have taken data from a respectable indicator of critical thinking and problem solving skills, the Collegiate Learning Assessment, as well as the National Survey of Student Engagement and have concluded, roughly, that typically students neither work very hard nor learn very much.
Now, educators in Wisconsin are offering a possible solution by decoupling the learning part of education from student assessment and degree-granting.
Scott Smith, president of learning assessment for Pearson, said there was "no excuse" for the errors and said the company was taking "all necessary measures" to prevent future errors like this.
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There are currently hundreds of people with a learning disability in assessment and treatment units like Winterbourne View, the charities said.
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She said that a national shortage of such therapists meant that proper assessment of stroke patients was "patchy" - although many doctors and nurses were now learning the necessary skills.
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