Generalizable Communications Skills Assessment. User Manual. INSTITUTION Illinois Univ., Urbana
DOCUMENT RESUME ED 261 255 CE 042 497 AUTHOR Greenan, James P. TITLE Generalizable Communications Skills Assessment. User Manual. INSTITUTION Illinois Univ., Urbana. Dept. of Vocational and Technical Education. SPONS AGENCY Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield. Dept. of Adult, Vocational and Technical Education. PUB DATE Jun 85 NOTE 13%).; For a related document, see ED 233 223. PUB TYPE Guides Non-Classroom Use (055) -- Tests/Evaluation Instruments (160) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC06 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS *Communication Skills; *Diagnostic Teaching; *Diagnostic Tests; *Language Skills; Listening Skills; Reading Skills; Secondary Education; Speech Skills; *Student Evaluation; Vocabulary Skills; *Vocational Education; Writing Skills ABSTRACT This user manual provides students, teachers, ,.counselors, and other school personnel with a set of practical instruments and procedures designed to,measure the generalizable communications skills of students in secondary vocational programs. These instruments, strategies, and procedures are intended for diagnostic and prescriptive purposes regarding the functional learning abilities and problems of students having difficulty in successfully completing vocational programs. The first section describes the list of generalizable communications skills areas and skills. The second, third, and fourth sections describe the Student Self-Ratings Instrument, Teacher Ratings Instrument, and Performance Test, respectively. These three sections provide information regarding the assessment procedures, including instrument development, item analysis, reliability, validity, administration, scoring, and uses. The fifth section describes how the Student Self-Ratings and Teacher Ratings can be used in combination with the Performance Test assessment instrument and how the scores may be used and interpreted. Appendixes present the list of generalizable skills charts, additional important communications skills, Student Self-Ratings, Teacher Ratings, and Performance Test and answer key.
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