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Assessing adult learner social role performance.

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| December 22, 2001 | Witte, James E.; Guarino, Anthony J.; James, Waynne B. | COPYRIGHT 2001 Rapid Intellect Group, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Abstract

This study describes the development and validation of a performance rating scale and an interview protocol designed to assess individual performance in the adult learner social role. The genesis for this work is found in the 1950's social roles research of Robert J. Havighurst and the later research of Abney (1992/1993) and Kirkman (1994). The scale and interview protocol were developed using five specifically structured review panels. The first two panels were involved in the construction of the scales and protocol. The third panel examined the scale for language clarity and completeness of description. The fourth panel reviewed the relationship of the ...

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