Principles of Fair Student Assessment Canada

"Created by a collection of nationally renowned educational organizations and endorsed by the Canadian School Boards Association, the Canadian Teachers Federation, the Canadian Association for School Administrators, and the Canadian Society for the Study of Education, this document puts forward a number of practices and guidelines that can be used to ensure that the assessment of students in Canadian classrooms is authentic, accurate, and fair."

http://www.2learn.ca/Projects/Together/fair.html

CABS (Common Assessment of Basic Skills) Online

Developed by Literacy Link Eastern Ontario, this "...vibrant online environment provides a practical assessment tool for use with Literacy/Basic Skills students who can work on computers. About fifteen assessment activities at each of the five levels address important reading, writing, numeracy and basic computer skills outcomes, in integrated formats. Just as with the original CABS demos, these online activities were designed for initial intake use, but may also be used for on-going or exit assessment purposes whenever appropriate."

https://www.lleo.ca/col/cabs_online.html

CAES (Common Assessment of Essential Skills)

Literacy Link Eastern Ontario "...has developed a Common Assessment of Essential Skills (CAES) tool to assist practitioners to tie Literacy and Basic Skills (LBS) Outcomes to Essential Skills. The project involved articulating the Common Assessment of Basic Skills (CABS) Online demonstrations to Essential Skills in the areas of Reading Text, Document Use and Numeracy. A template has been developed to align the two systems."

https://www.lleo.ca/col/cabs_online/pdf/Common Assessment of Essential Skills User Guide Online.pdf

Canadian and World Research on Assessment Practices for Adult Learners

A review essay describing a range of assessment practices across Canada and in the U.S., Australia, England and Scotland. The essay also includes a review of literature focused on trends in assessment practice for adults and an extensive list of references for further reading.

http://www.abea.on.ca/AssessmentLitReview-Apr08.pdf

Student Assessment in Adult Basic Education: A Canadian Snapshot

Report of the findings from a national survey on student assessment in adult basic education.

http://www.nald.ca/library/research/snape/Snape.pdf

SABES Assessment Web Site

Assessment Web Site from SABES (System for Adult Education Support) in Massachusetts.

http://www.sabes.org/assessment/index.htm

SABES Assessment Bibliography

A bibliography developed by SABES (System for Adult Education Support) in Massachusetts.

http://www.sabes.org/assessment/assessmentbib.htm

NIFL Assessment Information and Resources

A comprehensive web site of assessment related information and resources developed by NIFL National Institute for Literacy (NIFL) in the United States.

http://literacy.kent.edu/Midwest/assessment/teachers.htm

Authentic Assessment Toolbox

The Authentic Assessment Toolbox is "...a how-to text on creating authentic tasks, rubrics and standards for measuring and improving student learning." An excellent resource for educators developed by Prof. Jon Mueller at North Central College in Illinois.

http://jonathan.mueller.faculty.noctrl.edu/toolbox/index.htm