Glossary - Letter A

• Assessment of competences

  the sum of methods and processes used to evaluate the attainments (knowledge, know-how and/or competences) of an individual, and typically leading to certification (evaluation is used for assessing training methods or providers)

• Assessment of competences

  the sum of methods and processes used to evaluate the attainments (knowledge, know-how and/or competences) of an individual, and typically leading to certification (evaluation is used for assessing training methods or providers)

• assessment of learning outcomes

  The process of appraising knowledge, skills and/or competences of an individual against predefined criteria, specifying learning methods and expectations. Assessment is typically followed by validation and certification

• Assimilation

  « supposed or expected result of the process of integration for any immigrant considering that he/she is no more presenting any distinct cultural characteristic from the common characteristics shared by the majority of the members of the host society. Assimilation,  often presented as the distinctive model of the “French process of integration” has no legal basis, except in the sense that the law in matter of nationality considers the “default of assimilation” of a person as a main reason to justify a negative decision to his/her demand to acquire the French nationality : in the practice, the default of assimilation is usually understood either as being unable to speak the national language or having a matrimonial status in contradiction with the French law (for instance polygamy).

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