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This text is designed primarily to aid the understanding of some of the basic principles of assessment in the light of the drive towards vocational qualifications. The book adopts a competence based approach and suggests practical means of assessment. It begins with a definition of performance, describes the nature of competence based standards and gives assessment models and processes. This in turn leads to the formulation of an assessment plan in which "rules of evidence" play a major role. Operational constraints and influences on assessment are considered, and a variety of assessment techniques explored as to strengths and weaknesses.
A practical guide to the skills required when designing competence-based training systems, this text advocates a flexible approach ideal for open learners. It aims to provide trainers with guidance that should help them to tailor training programmes to fit both the needs of their own organization and match standards of occcupational competence and workplace performance.
This practical guide provides a compendium of the main tools and techniques used to define and analyze competence. It demonstrates how to select the right tools for the intended purpose and shows how to plan an analysis that will meet objectives. Tools and techniques are provided in a format showing: when to use the tool/technique; how to use it; and its advantages and disadvantages.
As more organizations introduce competence-based training systems (such as NVQs), the need to understand and implement appropriate quality assurance systems grows in importance. This book offers practical advice on how to design and implement a quality assurance framework which will support the operation of work-based assessment standards. All the key issues involved in setting up organizational quality assurance systems are covered. Full use is made of a range of case studies and examples of models in practice with which the author has been involved from a wide range of organizations in several different countries.