The Assessment Challenge Facing Vocational Education
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چکیده
The process of selecting or developing an assessment begins with an examination of the intended uses of the assessment results. The first section of this chapter explores the purposes of vocational assessment and classifies the case studies of alternative assessment systems by purpose. Then, because vocational assessments must take into account the characteristics of the students being educated and the nature of the content being presented, the second section explores recent changes in the context of vocational education and their implications for assessment.
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