National Open University Library

Image from Google Jackets

Educational assessment on trial /

By: Davis, AndrewContributor(s): Winch, Christopher | Lum, GerardMaterial type: TextTextSeries: Key debates in educational policyPublication details: London 2015 Description: viii, 142 pagesISBN: 9781472572295 (paperback)Subject(s): Educational tests and measurements | Educational accountability | Educational indicators | EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General | EDUCATION / Testing & MeasurementDDC classification: 371.26 Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
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: "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"--Summary: "In an accessible introduction to the issues, two leading experts on educational assessment debate the value of exams and tests within education"--
Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.
Star ratings
    Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
Books Books Gabriel Afolabi Ojo Central Library (Headquarters).
LB3051 .D36 2015 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 0160492
Books Books Gabriel Afolabi Ojo Central Library (Headquarters).
LB3051 .D36 2015 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 0160493

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.

"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"--

"In an accessible introduction to the issues, two leading experts on educational assessment debate the value of exams and tests within education"--

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.

Powered by Koha

//