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Direct linkBrooks, Thomas Milton – ProQuest LLC, 2022
In Mississippi, 57% of job vacancies through 2022 will be middle-skill jobs, but only an estimated 50% of the state's workers will be trained to fill these jobs. The ACT WorkKeys assessment is the primary credentialing tool for high school students entering the middle-skill labor force. The problem addressed in this study is while Mississippi uses…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, High School Students, Program Effectiveness, Outcomes of Education
The Test Makers: Accountability Requirements, Diverse Programs Fuel Market for Assessment Materials.
Vocational Education Journal, 1995
Offers excerpts of current assessment methods in vocational-technical education taken from the 1994 report "Testing and Assessment in Vocational Education" prepared by the Office of Technology Assessment. Includes information on Work Keys and national skill standards in the United Kingdom. (JOW)
Descriptors: Accountability, Foreign Countries, Measures (Individuals), Standards
