Educational Assessment in the 21st Century Connecting Theory and Practice /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Wyatt-Smith, Claire (Editor), Cumming, J. Joy (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2009.
• Subjects: Education.; Educational policy.; ducation and state.; Educational sociology.; Assessment.; Education and sociology.; Sociology, Educational.; Assessment, Testing and Evaluation.; Educational Policy and Politics.; Sociology of Education.; Learning & Instruction.

Even in the white heat of the ever-present education debate, assessment is one of the hottest and most contested topics. While teachers develop practical methodologies such as Assessment for Learning, that aim to bring positive benefits to learners, governments and policy-makers strengthen the role...