Assessment Policy Reform

Author : Tina Isaacs,Iasonas Lamprianou
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2020-05-21
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000546866

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Assessment Policy Reform by Tina Isaacs,Iasonas Lamprianou Pdf

This book highlights the impact of policy and politics on assessment across the globe. With contributions from England, the Irish Republic, Northern Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, and Wales, it explores state-led assessment policies and practices that have been the subject of much debate. We are experiencing a shift from using assessments — especially national tests — as measurement instruments designed to produce information, to a reliance on tests to influence policy and instruction. Once tests become high stakes — for students, teachers, and schools — even those that might have been reasonable monitors of educational success can lose dependability and credibility. However, not all countries’ assessment policies follow the same model and the contributors explore and analyse a range of different national (and supra-national) assessment policy approaches and perspectives. The chapters identify the impetus behind changing assessment policies and practices and analyse ways forward and innovative approaches. Readers can draw their own conclusions about which model(s) can provide the best outcomes for learners – surely the most important part of the equation. This book was originally published as a special issue of Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice.

Author : Rita Berry,Bob Adamson
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2011-04-07
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789400707290

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Assessment Reform in Education by Rita Berry,Bob Adamson Pdf

This book discusses the recent assessment movements in the eastern and western worlds with particular focuses on the policies, implementation, and impacts of assessment reform on education. A new perspective of assessment sees assessment as a means to enhance learning. This book examines the tensions, challenges and outcomes (intended and unintended) of assessment reform arising at the interface of policy and implementation, and implementation and student learning. The book reviews the experiences insights gained from research, and identifies the facilitators and hindrances to effective change. It reflects current thinking of assessment and provides the readers with ample background information of assessment development in many countries including USA, England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Australia, Singapore, Taiwan, and Hong Kong.

Author : Rita Berry,Bob Adamson
Publisher : Springer
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2011-03-26
Category : Education
ISBN : 9400707282

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Assessment Reform in Education by Rita Berry,Bob Adamson Pdf

This book discusses the recent assessment movements in the eastern and western worlds with particular focuses on the policies, implementation, and impacts of assessment reform on education. A new perspective of assessment sees assessment as a means to enhance learning. This book examines the tensions, challenges and outcomes (intended and unintended) of assessment reform arising at the interface of policy and implementation, and implementation and student learning. The book reviews the experiences insights gained from research, and identifies the facilitators and hindrances to effective change. It reflects current thinking of assessment and provides the readers with ample background information of assessment development in many countries including USA, England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Australia, Singapore, Taiwan, and Hong Kong.

Author : World Bank,The University of Gothenburg,Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences,The Netherlands Commission for Environmental Assessment
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2010-11-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780821385609

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Strategic Environmental Assessment in Policy and Sector Reform by World Bank,The University of Gothenburg,Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences,The Netherlands Commission for Environmental Assessment Pdf

This book presents the findings and recommendations of the evaluation of the World Bank's Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) Pilot Program. It shows that SEA can contribute to improving development policy and sector reform by calling attention to environmental and social priorities, strengthening constituencies, enhancing policy capacities, and improving social accountability. It also provides guidance for undertaking SEA in policy and sector reform. Although it acknowledges the need for tailoring SEA to the context of specific sectors and countries, the book discusses in detail and illustrates with examples the analytical work and participatory processes required for effective SEA at the policy level. It suggests that the time is ripe for scaling up SEA in development policy and sector reform and recommends the establishment of a global alliance on environmental and climate change mainstreaming to support developing countries efforts for achieving sustainable development. The book concludes by arguing that SEA applied to sector reform and development policy is a critical step for these efforts to be successful. This title responds to demand for SEA approaches at the policy level from policymakers, development and environmental specialists of bilateral and multilateral institutions, and environmental assessment specialists. This publication is the result of joint work by the Environment Department of the World Bank, the Environmental Economics Unit at the Department of Economics of the University of Gothenburg (EEU), the Swedish EIA Centre at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, and the Netherlands Commission for Environmental Assessment (NCEA.) In line with the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness, the book also contributes to harmonization of SEA approaches by the donor community that is led by the SEA Task Team of the OECD Development Assistance Committee.

Author : Alicia Curtin,Kevin Cahill,Kathy Hall,Dan O'Sullivan,Kamil Özerk
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 173 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2019-10-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000627466

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Assessment in Practice by Alicia Curtin,Kevin Cahill,Kathy Hall,Dan O'Sullivan,Kamil Özerk Pdf

Assessment in Practice explores timely and important questions in relation to assessment. By examining the relationship between identity, culture, policy and inclusion, the book investigates the conflicted and fractured battleground of assessment, and challenges current and practiced understandings of assessment practice. The authors encourage the reader to reconceptualise assessment as a sociocultural practice. Each chapter studies a key theme in the understanding of assessment policy and practice from a sociocultural perspective and provides questions to prompt reflection on the key assessment concepts outlined in the book. Using culture as both a lens and analytic tool, the chapters examine topics such as The social order of assessment, how assessment works in the world and how learning could be assessed Perspectives on social justice and assessment, with a particular focus on social class and other potential inequalities on the experiences of assessment for young people Discussions of ability and the assessment of students with special education needs as well as the role of inclusivity in assessment practice Written by leading academics from University College Cork, the third volume in the successful Routledge Current Debates in Educational Psychology series is an essential read for researchers and postgraduate students in educational research and education psychology.

Author : Coert Loock,Vanessa Scherman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 165 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2019-11-20
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780429685477

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Educational Assessment in a Time of Reform by Coert Loock,Vanessa Scherman Pdf

Educational Assessment in a Time of Reform provides background information on large-scale examination systems more generally and the South African examination specifically. It traces the reforms in the education system of South Africa since 1994 and provides a description of the advances in modern test theory that could be considered for future standard setting endeavours. At the heart of the book is the debate on whether the current standard of education in Africa is good enough . If not, then how can it be improved? The aim of this book is to provide a point of departure for discussions on standard-setting, quality assurance, equating of examinations and assessment approaches. From this point of departure recommendations for practices in general and the exit-level (Grade 12) examination results in particular can be made. This book is ideal reading for principals, teachers, academics and researchers in the fields of educational assessment, measurement, and evaluation.

Author : Andy Hargreaves
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Curriculum planning
ISBN : 0335095534

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Curriculum and Assessment Reform by Andy Hargreaves Pdf

Author : Paul Black,Dylan Wiliam
Publisher : Granada Learning
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Education
ISBN : 0708713815

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Inside the black box by Paul Black,Dylan Wiliam Pdf

Offers practical advice on using and improving assessment for learning in the classroom.

Author : John Gardner
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Education
ISBN : 141291051X

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Assessment and Learning by John Gardner Pdf

'Assessment and Learning is a useful and inspiring book for everyone concerned with the field of assessment and provides a comprehensible overview of the contemporary developments in the field of educational assessment, particularly assessment for learning'- Studies In Educational Evaluation `Assessment for learning has come to play a significant role in learning and teaching and the Assessment Reform Group has played a pivotal role in this change. In Assessment and Learning past and present members of the group explore the implications of this change for practice, policy and research, in a way that is insightful, accessible and challenging' - David Bartlett, President - The Association for Achievement and Improvement through Assessment (AAIA) The only book of its kind to provide a comprehensive overview of assessment used to support learning, Assessment and Learning makes this area accessible and understandable for a wide range of users. Rather than looking at assessment from a technical perspective, this book links it to the context in which it is most important: learning. This new and unique text is a major source of practice-based theory on assessment for learning, a formative assessment approach to support individual development and motivate learners. Key areas covered in the book include: - the practice of assessment for learning in the classroom and its power to enhance outcomes - developing and maintaining motivation for learning, drawing on the key messages from research - the role of assessment for learning in teachers’ professional learning and classroom practice - assessment and theories of learning, using up-to-date research to consider the reliability and validity of assessment and to debunk some of the myths about the reliability of assessments external to the classroom - assessment policies across the four countries of the UK and selected European countries, with a commentary on the assessment context in the US The book is a hugely important output from the internationally known Assessment Reform Group (ARG), which is influential in the field of assessment and education policy and practice in the UK, with related developments as far afield as Australia, Hong Kong, the US and Canada. The group carries out research in order to reach policy-makers in government, and also works closely with teachers and local authority staff. Assessment and Learning will prove a very valuable resource for a wide variety of people involved in teaching, learning and assessment whether as practitioners, researchers or policy-makers.

Author : Coert Loock,Vanessa Scherman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2019-11-20
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780429685484

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Educational Assessment in a Time of Reform by Coert Loock,Vanessa Scherman Pdf

Educational Assessment in a Time of Reform provides background information on large-scale examination systems more generally and the South African examination specifically. It traces the reforms in the education system of South Africa since 1994 and provides a description of the advances in modern test theory that could be considered for future standard setting endeavours. At the heart of the book is the debate on whether the current standard of education in Africa is good enough . If not, then how can it be improved? The aim of this book is to provide a point of departure for discussions on standard-setting, quality assurance, equating of examinations and assessment approaches. From this point of departure recommendations for practices in general and the exit-level (Grade 12) examination results in particular can be made. This book is ideal reading for principals, teachers, academics and researchers in the fields of educational assessment, measurement, and evaluation.

Author : Andy Hargreaves
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Education
ISBN : 033509550X

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Curriculum and Assessment Reform by Andy Hargreaves Pdf

Author : Chris J. R. Roche
Publisher : Oxfam
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 085598418X

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Impact Assessment for Development Agencies by Chris J. R. Roche Pdf

This book considers the process of impact assessment and shows how and why it needs to be integrated into all stages of development programmes. In-depth case studies are included and show a variety of approaches.

Author : Dany Laveault,Linda Allal
Publisher : Springer
Page : 363 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2016-08-15
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783319392110

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Assessment for Learning: Meeting the Challenge of Implementation by Dany Laveault,Linda Allal Pdf

This book provides new perspectives on Assessment for Learning (AfL), on the challenges encountered in its implementation, and on the diverse ways of meeting these challenges. It brings together contributions from authors working in a wide range of educational contexts: Australia, Canada, England, Germany, New Zealand, Norway, Israel, Philippines, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United States. It reflects the issues, innovations, and critical reflections that are emerging in an expanding international network of researchers, professional development providers, and policy makers, all of whom work closely with classroom teachers and school leaders to improve the assessment of student learning. The concept of Assessment for Learning, initially formulated in 1999 by the Assessment Reform Group in the United Kingdom, has inspired new ways of conceiving and practicing classroom assessment in education systems around the world. This book examines assessment for learning in a broad perspective which includes diverse approaches to formative assessment (some emphasizing teacher intervention, others student involvement in assessment), as well as some forms of summative assessment designed to support student learning. The focus is on assessment in K-12 classrooms and on the continuing professional learning of teachers and school leaders working with these classrooms. Readers of this volume will encounter well documented accounts of AfL implementation across a large spectrum of conditions in different countries and thereby acquire better understanding of the challenges that emerge in the transition from theory and policy to classroom practice. They will also discover a wealth of ideas for implementing assessment for learning in an effective and sustainable manner. The chapters are grouped in three Parts: (1) Assessment Policy Enactment in Education Systems; (2) Professional Development and Collaborative Learning about Assessment; (3) Assessment Culture and the Co-Regulation of Learning. An introduction to each Part provides an overview and presents the suggestions and recommendations formulated in the chapters.

Author : Mary Hricko,Scott L. Howell
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2006-01-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781591404996

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Online Assessment and Measurement by Mary Hricko,Scott L. Howell Pdf

"This book explores the development of online assessment and the way practitioners of online learning can modify their methodologies in the design, development, and delivery of their instruction to best accommodate their participants"--Provided by publisher.

Author : Guorui Fan,Thomas S. Popkewitz
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2020-06-10
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789811383434

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Handbook of Education Policy Studies by Guorui Fan,Thomas S. Popkewitz Pdf

This open access handbook brings together the latest research from a wide range of internationally influential scholars to analyze educational policy research from international, historical and interdisciplinary perspectives. By effectively breaking through the boundaries between countries and disciplines, it presents new theories, techniques and methods for contemporary education policy, and illustrates the educational policies and educational reform practices that various countries have introduced to meet the challenges of continuous change. This volume focuses on policies and changes in schools and classrooms. The studies on school changes present the differences in the policies and challenges of K-12 schools and universities in different countries and regions, and in connection with the contradictions and conflicts between tradition and modernization, as well as the changing roles of various stakeholders, especially that of teachers. In terms of curriculum and instruction, many countries have undertaken experiments and introduced changes based on two major themes: “what to teach” and “how to teach”. International education assessments represented by PISA not only promote the improvement and extensive application of educational assessment and testing techniques, but have also had far-reaching impacts on education policies and education reforms in many countries. Focusing on the changes in educational policies at the micro level, this volume comprehensively reveals the complex interactions between school organizations, teachers, curricula, teaching and learning, evaluation and other elements within the education system, as well as the latest related reforms worldwide.