Portfolio Assessment - Assessment that places emphasis on the process of learning, learner effort, student reflection on what is learned and how it is learned. It includes logs, journals, collections of learner work, together with learner-practitioner conferences for reflection and evaluation.

OTAB Literacy Core Quality Standards - The Ontario Training and Adjustment Board has identified program standards for adult literacy based on 18 core program components as follows:

  1. Program Mission
  2. Community Focus
  3. Commitment to Learners
  4. Learner Commitment to Program
  5. Respect for Learners
  6. Learner Centred Approaches
  7. Access and Equity
  8. Learning Assessment
  9. Instruction Time
  10. Ration of Learners to Instructors
  11. Learning Materials
  12. Practitioner Training
  13. Outreach
  14. Support Services
  15. Organization Links
  16. Program Accountability
  17. Administrative Accountability
  18. Program Evaluation


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