Educational Assessment on Trial
1st Edition
Published on 26. February 2015
176 pages
978-1-4725-7231-8 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
ISBN-13
978-1-4725-7231-8 (9781472572318)
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Andrew Davis | Christopher Winch | Gerard Lum
Educational Assessment on Trial
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02/2015
Bloomsbury Academic
€54.65
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Persons
Andrew Davis is Honorary Research Fellow in the School of Education at Durham University, UK.
Christopher Winch is Professor of Educational Philosophy and Policy at King's College London, UK.
Gerard Lum is Lecturer in Philosophy and Education Management at King's College London, UK.
Christopher Winch is Professor of Educational Philosophy and Policy at King's College London, UK.
Gerard Lum is Lecturer in Philosophy and Education Management at King's College London, UK.
Content
Notes on Contributors
Series Editor's Preface
Introduction, Gerard Lum
Part I: Assessment and Accountability, Andrew Davis
Part II: The Nature and Purpose of Educational Assessment - A Response to Andrew Davis, Christopher Winch
Afterword: Can the Two Positions Be Reconciled?, Gerard Lum
Bibliography
Index
Series Editor's Preface
Introduction, Gerard Lum
Part I: Assessment and Accountability, Andrew Davis
Part II: The Nature and Purpose of Educational Assessment - A Response to Andrew Davis, Christopher Winch
Afterword: Can the Two Positions Be Reconciled?, Gerard Lum
Bibliography
Index
