Assessment Reform in Education Policy and Practice /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Berry, Rita (Editor), Adamson, Bob (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2011.
• Series: Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues, Concerns and Prospects ; 14
• Subjects: Education.; International education.; Comparative education.; Curriculums (Courses of study).; Education > Curricula.; Educational policy.; ducation and state.; Teaching.; Assessment.; Assessment, Testing and Evaluation.; Educational Policy and Politics.; Teaching and Teacher Education.; International and Comparative Education.; Curriculum Studies.

The early 21st century saw education reforms in many countries that were driven by new economic imperatives and that generally called for a realignment of assessment concepts to match the prevailing educational goals. Divided into two sections and fourteen chapters, this book provides an interpretat...