It was important to understand the framework’s accountability “function” within the framework which encouraged a range of assessment approaches and methods including
The expectation is that gains in Reading Text, Document Use and Numeracy will be made along side gains in other Essential Skills and gains in other academic and non-academic skills. In real life, skills and knowledge are applied in complex and integrated ways. Because we wanted to ensure a broad, overarching framework, and because there was confusion about the role of the other Essential Skills, a model was developed to clarify the accountability function within the broader assessment framework. The model below shows the focus of instruction for each path and the assessment tools that were field-tested, but more importantly it demonstrates the importance of other Essential Skills.
LSA Framework Model