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ERIC Number: EJ646733
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-0955-2308
They Can Read the Words but What Do They Mean?
Groves, Bob
Adults Learning (England), v13 n8 p18-20 Apr 2002
Interviews with a small sample of adult students revealed that even highly literate and articulate learners had difficulty understanding the assessment language used in National Vocational Qualifications. This finding highlights the alienation learners can feel when adult education discourse uses jargon instead of learner-relevant language. (SK)
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Comprehension, Evaluation Criteria, Foreign Countries, Jargon, Postsecondary Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: National Vocational Qualifications (England)