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Secondary School Credit Goal Path
This project is funded by the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities
This project was funded by Employment Ontario
Hosted by Literacy Northwest
Project Coordinators ◦ Wendy Olson
◦ Sandra Altenburg
Other Project Partners
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Explanation and Description of all resources and tools;
sample Assessment Strategy, and tracking tools
Independence Goal Path Resource
Employment Goal Path Resource
Secondary School Credit School Credit Goal Path Resource
Post-Secondary School Credit Goal Path Resource
Apprenticeship Goal Path Resource
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1. Review the Introduction
a. Background and rational to the resource
b. How the resource is organized and a short description
of each tool
2. Review the Secondary School Credit Goal Path Resource
a. Index of Activities
b. Key Development Skills
c. Activity Cover Page
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Fair Assessment Principles are the foundation to assessment and are used to
inform decisions
ensure a fair and equitable assessment of all learners for OALCF purposes, LBS agencies
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1. An assessment is a procedure not a document.
2. Consequences associated with decisions based on assessments should be the driving force in selecting appropriate assessment tools and procedures.
3. Assessments should be suitable for the backgrounds and needs of learners and should be related to their instructional growth.
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4. Assessments should be free of bias, including cultural bias, gender bias, and linguistic bias.
5. Basing a judgement or decision about a learner on a single measure is never advisable; therefore, outcomes should be based on multiple assessment methods.
6. Instructions to learners should be clear, and examples should be provided.
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7. Scoring procedures, rating scales and checklists should be clear and consistent.
8. Assessment instruments, procedures and the interpretation of results should be transparent.
9. Assessments should be continually evaluated for their appropriateness.
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10. Individuals or organizations that apply assessment results have the ultimate responsibility for making decisions and defending their integrity.
11. Assessments should be chosen based on purpose and construct, validity for the intended purpose and reliability.
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This tool aligns with the OALCF by including
principles which match MTCU’s Fair Assessment Principles
task-based assessment for all five goal paths
activities which are aligned to the OALCF and build readiness for milestone completion
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This tool aligns with the OALCF by including
activities, language and tools which are clear and appropriate for all the 3 levels
approaches to assessment practices which are consistent
tools which are consistent and user friendly
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Site Compliance Visit Self-Assessment Questionnaire
(pg 4 & 5)
“Describe the assessment strategies/tools you use with Clients and Learners to determine: eligibility, learning style, assessment, and learning activities.”
The Common Assessment for the OALCF Goal Paths Resource provides agencies with a sample common assessment strategy and tools that practitioners can use to select, administer, interpret and track assessment results.
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Site Compliance Visit Self-Assessment Questionnaire (pg 4 & 5) “Describe how your learner plans are developed and how you ensure they capture the following goal path, assessment results and strategy to incorporate milestones, culminating task, learning activities, timelines, learner time commitment, supports, referrals.”
The Common Assessment for OALCF Goal Paths Resource Package provides agencies with task-based assessment activities that are aligned to the OALCF, tools to assist in learner plan development and tracking sheets that provide detailed progress.
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Provides the background and rationale for the project
Task-Based – skills based assessment
Provides a short description of each tool/resource and
suggestions for possible application
Organization of the resources
OALCF alignment
Project icons
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Sample of a written formalized assessment strategy.
Part 1 outlines
what tools are used
when they should be used and for what purpose
how this resource can be incorporated into current
practices
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Application
Agencies can demonstrate capacity to select & use
appropriate task-based activities
Adaptable
Agencies can revise strategy to fit their needs
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OALCF Common Assessment Strategy
Provides suggestions on how to use assessment results and data reports to inform decisions regarding
assessment
goal path projections
reporting
Application
Agencies can use this tool to inform practitioners, and other agency staff/members of data results
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Practitioner tool to track and easily identify what task-based assessment has been done and/or completed
Application
file documentation
visual reference to share with learner and MTCU ETC
evidence that task-based assessment is being
completed
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Practitioners can use to develop their own tasks
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Index of Activities
Key Development Skills
Assessment activities for each
competency, level, and task group
Activity Cover Page
Answer Sheet
Resource List
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Listing of all the activities for each Competency by
task
group
level
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Adapted from MTCU Goal Path Descriptors
Aligned to the OALCF framework
Application
share with learner when discussing goal path requirements
check off skills/tasks the learner can do
use as a tool to inform assessment and learner plan activities
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Secondary School Credit Key Development Skills Check List
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Activity title & task group
Performance descriptors
Embedded skills/knowledge
Additional sample tasks
Practitioners Notes
Task Completion
Acknowledgment box
Each activity includes instructions and answer sheets. Those that do not are online activities
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Each goal path resource includes
answer sheets - back of the activities
colour codes to match each activity
When answers are based on learner’s opinion or are
subjective refer to the framework and check the performance
descriptors
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print based
on- line
includes pictures of what looks like where possible
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For more information regarding this resource please check
out
The Goal Path Bulletin for Practitioners
Common Assessment for the OALCF Goal Paths
Resource Package located at
www.northernliteracy.ca
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