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OSt |
DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
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20221107130415.0 |
FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
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150303s2015 enk b 001 0 eng |
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
LC control number |
2014046606 |
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
International Standard Book Number |
9781472572295 (paperback) |
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
Canceled/invalid ISBN |
9781472572318 (ePDF) |
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
Canceled/invalid ISBN |
9781472572301 (ePub) |
CATALOGING SOURCE |
Original cataloging agency |
DLC |
Language of cataloging |
eng |
Transcribing agency |
DLC |
Description conventions |
rda |
Modifying agency |
DLC |
AUTHENTICATION CODE |
Authentication code |
pcc |
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
Classification number |
LB3051 |
Item number |
.D368 2015 |
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
Classification number |
371.26 |
Edition number |
23 |
OTHER CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
Classification number |
EDU034000 |
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EDU030000 |
Number source |
bisacsh |
MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
Personal name |
Davis, Andrew, |
Dates associated with a name |
1948- |
TITLE STATEMENT |
Title |
Educational assessment on trial / |
Statement of responsibility, etc. |
Andrew Davis and Chris Winch ; edited by Gerard Lum. |
PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE |
Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture |
London ; |
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New York : |
Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer |
Bloomsbury Academic, |
Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice |
2015. |
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
Extent |
viii, 142 pages ; |
Dimensions |
22 cm |
CONTENT TYPE |
Content type term |
text |
Content type code |
txt |
Source |
rdacontent |
MEDIA TYPE |
Media type term |
unmediated |
Media type code |
n |
Source |
rdamedia |
CARRIER TYPE |
Carrier type term |
volume |
Carrier type code |
nc |
Source |
rdacarrier |
SERIES STATEMENT |
Series statement |
Key debates in educational policy |
BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
Bibliography, etc. note |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
Formatted contents note |
Machine generated contents note: -- Notes on ContributorsSeries Editor's PrefaceIntroduction, Gerard Lum Part I: Assessment and Accountability, Andrew DavisPart II: The Nature and Purpose of Educational Assessment - A Response to Andrew Davis, Christopher WinchAfterword: Can the Two Positions Be Reconciled?, Gerard LumBibliographyIndex. |
SUMMARY, ETC. |
Summary, etc. |
"What purpose does educational assessment serve? Are the same instruments suitable for different purposes? How much trust can we place upon the outcomes of educational assessment? The subject of educational assessment is much discussed and much misunderstood. Policymakers assert its importance to quality in education and its essential role in ensuring accountability for public education, and the results of educational assessment are thought to be of such vital interest to society that they are often made public knowledge. This approachable text explores the philosophical issues underlying these debates and how they impact on public educational policy. Two leading educators well-known for their work on educational assessment offer different perspectives on the value of exams and tests for a flourishing system of education, while the editor, Gerard Lum, comments on the strengths and weaknesses of the arguments"-- |
Assigning source |
Provided by publisher. |
SUMMARY, ETC. |
Summary, etc. |
"In an accessible introduction to the issues, two leading experts on educational assessment debate the value of exams and tests within education"-- |
Assigning source |
Provided by publisher. |
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Educational tests and measurements. |
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Educational accountability. |
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Educational indicators. |
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical term or geographic name entry element |
EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General. |
Source of heading or term |
bisacsh |
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical term or geographic name entry element |
EDUCATION / Testing & Measurement. |
Source of heading or term |
bisacsh |
ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
Personal name |
Winch, Christopher. |
ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
Personal name |
Lum, Gerard. |
ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS |
Materials specified |
Cover image |
Uniform Resource Identifier |
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ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
Source of classification or shelving scheme |
Dewey Decimal Classification |
Koha item type |
Books |
Suppress in OPAC |
No |