1st Edition
Handbook of Human and Social Conditions in Assessment
The Handbook of Human and Social Conditions in Assessment is the first book to explore assessment issues and opportunities occurring due to the real world of human, cultural, historical, and societal influences upon assessment practices, policies, and statistical modeling. With chapters written by experts in the field, this book engages with numerous forms of assessment: from classroom-level formative assessment practices to national accountability and international comparative testing practices all of which are significantly influenced by social and cultural conditions. A unique and timely contribution to the field of Educational Psychology, the Handbook of Human and Social Conditions in Assessment is written for researchers, educators, and policy makers interested in how social and human complexity affect assessment at all levels of learning.
Organized into four sections, this volume examines assessment in relation to teachers, students, classroom conditions, and cultural factors. Each section is comprised of a series of chapters, followed by a discussant chapter that synthesizes key ideas and offers directions for future research. Taken together, the chapters in this volume demonstrate that teachers, test creators, and policy makers must account for the human and social conditions that shape assessment if they are to implement successful assessment practices which accomplish their intended outcomes.
- The human and social experience of assessment: Volume introduction
- Teachers’ Perceptions about Assessment: Competing Narratives
- Accountability assessment’s effects on teachers and schools
- Moving from student to teacher: Changing perspectives about assessment through teacher education
- In-service Teacher Professional Learning: Use of assessment in data-based decision-making
- Section Discussion- Teachers and Assessment: Enhancing Assessment Capability
- Emotions that matter to achievement: Student feelings about assessment
- Students' Perceptions of Novel forms of Assessment
- Student participation in assessment: Does it influence self-regulation?
- Toward a Model of Student Response to Feedback
- Student dishonesty in the face of assessment: Who, why and what we can do about it
- The Validity of Assessment When Students Don’t Give Good Effort
- Section Discussion-Student perceptions of assessment
- Social, interpersonal, and human effects of peer assessment: A review and future directions
- Privacy in classroom assessment
- Balancing diversity with equity: Implementing assessment variations in the classroom setting
- Assessment of collaborative learning
- Student self-assessment in the classroom
- Classroom processes that support effective assessment
- Section Discussion-Building assessments that work in classrooms
- The impact of international testing projects on policy and practice
- Globalization of the Anglo-American approach to top-down, test-based educational accountability
- Exploring the Influence of Culture on Assessment: The Case of Teachers’ Conceptions of Assessment in Confucian-Heritage Cultures
- Educational assessment in Muslim countries: Values, polices, and practices
- Assessment in education in multicultural populations
- Public perceptions about assessment
- Computerising assessment: Impacts on education stakeholders
- Section Discussion- Assessment and Sociocultural Context: A Bidirectional Relationship
- The future of assessment research as a human and social endeavor
Lois R. Harris & Gavin T. L. Brown
Sarah Bonner
Sharon Nichols & Lois R. Harris
Mary Hill & Gayle Eyers
Mei Kuin Lai & Kim Schildkamp
Judy Parr & Helen Timperley
Elisabeth Meier & Reinhard Pekrun
Katrien Struyven & Joana Devesa
Daniel Dinsmore & Hope E. Wilson
Anastasiya A Lipnevich, David A. G. Berg, Jeff Smith
Tamera Murdock, Jason M. Stephens, & Morgan Groteweil
Steve Wise & Lisa Smith
James McMillan
Ernesto Panadero
Robin Tierney & Martha Koch
Tonya Moon
Jan-Willem Strijbos
Heidi Andrade & Gavin T. L. Brown
Bronwen Cowie & Christine Harrison
Sue Brookhart
Janna Teltemann & Eckhard Klieme
Bob Lingard & Steve Lewis
Kerry Kennedy
Atta Gebril
Fons van de Vijver
Chad Buckendahl
Irvin R. Katz & Joanna S. Gorin
Kadriye Ercikan & Guillermo Solano-Flores
Gavin T. L. Brown & Lois R. Harris
Biography
Gavin T. L. Brown is Professor and Director of the Quantitative Data Analysis and Research Unit in the Faculty of Education and Social Work at the University of Auckland, New Zealand.
Lois R. Harris
is a Senior Post-doctoral Research Fellow within the School of Education and the Arts at Central Queensland University, Australia."While there is no shortage of opinions—some well informed, others not so much—about the role and value of educational testing in contemporary society, it is clear that the nature and quality of assessment have had a strong influence on teaching and learning. Handbook of Human and Social Conditions in Assessment brings together for the first time scholars and measurement experts from around the world to explore the subtle interplay of assessment methods, their social contexts, and the people affected by these tests and measurements. This is an important book because it offers a synthesis of current knowledge about testing and assessment, and it identifies the salient issues that require further understanding—particularly with respect to standardized testing’s influence on policy and practice. It is a must-read for educators and policymakers alike."
--Howard Everson, Professor and Director, Center for Advanced Study in Education, The Graduate Center, CUNY, USA
