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020			_a9781472572295 (paperback)
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100	1		_aDavis, Andrew, _d1948-
245	1	0	_aEducational assessment on trial / _cAndrew Davis and Chris Winch ; edited by Gerard Lum.
264		1	_aLondon ; _aNew York : _bBloomsbury Academic, _c2015.
300			_aviii, 142 pages ; _c22 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
490	0		_aKey debates in educational policy
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	8		_aMachine 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.
520			_a"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"-- _cProvided by publisher.
520			_a"In an accessible introduction to the issues, two leading experts on educational assessment debate the value of exams and tests within education"-- _cProvided by publisher.
650		0	_aEducational tests and measurements.
650		0	_aEducational accountability.
650		0	_aEducational indicators.
650		7	_aEDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aEDUCATION / Testing & Measurement. _2bisacsh
700	1		_aWinch, Christopher.
700	1		_aLum, Gerard.
856	4	2	_3Cover image _uhttp://www.netread.com/jcusers2/bk1388/295/9781472572295/image/lgcover.9781472572295.jpg
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