Transitions in work and learning : implications for assessment : papers and proceedings / / Alan Lesgold, Michael J. Feuer, and Allison M. Black, editors

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910961762803321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1997
• ISBN: 9786612082160; 9780309174664; 030917466X; 9781282082168; 1282082167; 9780309518406; 0309518407; 9780585023113; 0585023115
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (296 pages)
• Altri autori (Persone): LesgoldAlan M; FeuerMichael J; BlackAllison M
• Disciplina: 370.11/3/0973
• Soggetti: Vocational evaluation - United States; School-to-work transition - United States; Vocational education - United States; Occupational training - United States; Labor market - United States
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Papers presented at a conference held in March 1996.; "Board on Testing and Assessment, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: The knowledge gap : rhetoric and evidence-- Is there a gap between employer skill needs and the skills of the work force?/ Harry J. Holzer-- Skills and the economy : an employer context for understanding the school-to-work transition/ Robert Zemsky-- What is work? : rhetoric and ethnographic evidence-- Should social skills be in the vocational ; curriculum? : evidence from the automotive repair field/ Bonalyn Nelsen-- Manufacturing the new worker : literate activities and working identities in a high-performance versus a traditionally organized workplace/ Glynda Hull-- Assessing assessment : what we know how to measure, what we need to know-- Twenty-first century measures for twenty-first century work/ Kenneth Pearlman-- Postmodern test theory/ Robert J. Mislevy-- Caution flags-- Legal restrictions on assessments/ Dennis Parker-- Assessment without adverse impact/ Neal Schmitt-- Visions of the school-to-work transition-- What policy makers and experts see (and do not see) in school-to-work transitions/ Larry Cuban-- Getting to work : thoughts on the function and form of school-to-work transition/ Lauren B. Resnich-- Transitions in work and learning/ Alan Lesgold.