Changing Educational Assessment: International Perspectives and Trends (Routledge Library Editions: Education)

By: Patricia Broadfoot and Harry Torrance and Roger Murphy

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Synopsis: Assessment is a key area of interest and debate in education. Its increased use by governments as a powerful means of influencing educational practice are now features of the educational scene worldwide. This volume was the first major international review of such developments and it explores the impact of assessment on all areas of education, from teaching skills to policy-making. The contributors take a global perspective to spotlight the common problems facing teachers and students, policy-makers and politicians through the world as they seek to reconcile issues of equity and national development, educational imperatives and finite state resources. The contributions discuss the changing role of assessment and public examinations, and consider such specific issues as the development of a market economy in educational provision, the difficulties of measuring standards in international studies, and accreditation of absolute rather than relative competencies.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 248 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781136670312
Related ISBNs:: 9780203808696, 9781138008489, 9780415675383
Publisher:: Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:: 12/15/22
Copyrighted By:: British Comparative and International Educational Society
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Reference, Education, Philosophy, Politics and Government, Sociology
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Patricia Broadfoot
Edited by:: Roger Murphy
Edited by:: Harry Torrance