1st Edition
Changing Educational Assessment International Perspectives and Trends
Part 1: Comparative Perspectives on Educational Assessment 1 The Role of Assessment, Re-Examined in International Context Angela Little 2 Trends in the Assessment of Teaching and Learning: Educational and Methodological Perspectives Carol Anne Dwyer 3 Reshaping the Standards Agenda: From An Australian’s Perspective of Curriculum Assessment David Cohen 4 National Assessment: A Comparison of English and American Trends Caroline Gipps 5 Possibilities and Limitations in Cross-National Comparisons of Educational Achievement Les McLean Part 2: Comparative Perspectives on Public Examinations 6 Trade-offs in Examination Policies: An International Comparative Pespective Harold J Noah and Max A Eckstein 7 Examination Systems in Africa Thomas Kellaghan 8 The Introduction of Continuous Assessment Systems at Secondary Level in Developing Countries David Pennycuick 9 Exam Questions: A Consideration of Consequences of Reforms to Examining and Assessment in Great Britain and New Zealand Tony McNaughton 10 Bring Your Grandmother to the Examination: Te Reo O Te Tai Tokerau Project, New Zealand Paul Rosanowski 11 The GCSE: Promise vs Reality Desmond L Nuttall Part 3: Selection, Certification and the Accreditation of Competence 12 University Entrance Examinations in China: A Quiet Revolution Keith Lewin and Wang Lu 13 Learning Motivation and Work: A Malaysian Perspective Jasbir Sarjit Singh, T Marimuthu and Hena Mukherjee 14 Assessment, Certification and the Needs of Young People: From Badges of Failure Towards Signs of Success Penelope Weston 15 Beyond Commissions and Competencies: European Approaches to Assessment in Information Technology Alison Wolf. Index.
Biography
Broadfoot, Patricia; Murphy, Roger; Torrance, Harry
