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ERIC Number: ED618875
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Jun
Pages: 19
Abstractor: As Provided
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Assessment Professional Development Competencies: Applications of the Assessment Skills Framework. Occasional Paper No. 54
Prendergast, Caroline O.; Horst, S. Jeanne
National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment
In this occasional paper, we invite readers into a conversation about the need for and usefulness of a set of learning objectives or competencies for the field of assessment. We briefly discuss the slow solidification of the field of assessment as a discipline, the diverse paths of entry into the field of assessment, and the increasing need for assessment-related professional development and training. We then present one example of a set of assessment knowledge, skills, and attitudes, the "Assessment Skills Framework" (Horst & Prendergast, 2020), a taxonomy of assessment-related learning outcomes. Applications of the framework are offered in light of ten benefits that a coherent set of assessment competencies could offer to our field. Although the "Assessment Skills Framework" is highlighted, we hope that the discussion serves in continuing the conversation regarding assessment competencies at the broader professional level. [For "The Assessment Skills Framework: A Taxonomy of Assessment Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes," see EJ1269869.]
National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment. 340 Education Building MC 708, 1310 South Sixth Street, Champaign, IL 61820. Tel: 217-244-2155; Fax: 217-244-5632; Web site: http://www.learningoutcomeassessment.org
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment
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