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      Jones, N., K. Ashton and T. Walker. 2010. ‘Asset Languages: a case study of piloting the CEFR Manual’ in Aligning Tests with the CEFR, Studies in Language Testing Series (33). Cambridge: UCLES/Cambridge University Press, pp. 227-244
      Book editor(s): Martyniuk, W.
      ISBN: 978-0-521-17684-2
      Country of research: various
      Learners' background: various
      Entered by: University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations
      Ashton, K. 2008. ‘The languages ladder and asset languages: A new assessment framework for languages in England’ in Multilingual Europe: Diversity and Learning. Oakhill, Stoke-on-Trent: Trentham Books, pp. 175-177
      Book editor(s): Kenner, C. and T. Hickey.
      ISBN: 9781858564234
      Country of research: United Kingdom
      Learners' background: various
      Institutional level: secondary
      Entered by: University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations
      Ashton, K. 2008. Comparing Proficiency Levels in an Assessment Context: The Construct of Reading for Secondary School Learners of German, Japanese and Urdu in England.
      Supervisor(s): Esch, E. and N. Jones
      Awarding institution: Cambridge University
      Thesis type: PhD
      Country of research: United Kingdom
      Learners' background: various
      Entered by: University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations
      Ashton, K. 2006. ‘Can do self-assessment: Investigating cross-language comparability in reading’. Cambridge ESOL: Research Notes 24: 10-14
      URL: http://www.cambridgeesol.org/rs_notes/rs_nts24.pdf
      Summary: Karen Ashton reports on the development of a Can Do self-assessment tool for learners of German, Japanese and Urdu which aims to ensure that the difficulty of tasks and ability of learners taking tests in different languages are comparable.
      Entered by: University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations
      Jones, N., K. Ashton and A.S.-Y. Chen. 2005. ‘Rising to the challenge of asset languages’. Cambridge ESOL: Research Notes 19: 2-4
      URL: http://www.cambridgeesol.org/rs_notes/rs_nts19.pdf
      Summary: Neil Jones, Karen Ashton and Ann Shih-yi Chen introduce Asset languages, an assessment system being developed by UCLES to implement the Languages Ladder, a voluntary recognition system in the UK which seeks to give people credit for their language skills across 26 languages.
      Entered by: University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations