Beyond Testing (Classic Edition): Towards a Theory of Educational Assessment

ISBN-13: 9780415689557 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 166 str.

Caroline Gipps

Opis

Assessment has been developing at a rapid rate since this book originally published in 1994, and issues surrounding this development have been examined and re-thought by various key researchers. Examination of the technical issues of the effect of assessment on curriculum and teaching, and the relationship with learning criterion- referenced, teacher and performance assessment is provided in this special edition. By drawing together analyses, it offers a framework for educational assessment.

Spis treści

Acknowledgements  Glossary  Preface  Chapter 1. Assessment Paradigms  Chapter 2. Assessment and Learning  Chapter 3. Impact and Testing  Chapter 4. Validity and Reliability  Chapter 5. Criterion-Referenced Assessment  Chapter 6. Performance Assessment  Chapter 7. Teacher Assessment and Formative Assessment  Chapter 8. Ethics and Equity  Chapter 9. A Framework for Educational Assessment  References

O autorze

Caroline V. Gipps is an international authority on educational assessment. Originally trained as a psychologist, Caroline worked as a primary school teacher and psychometrician before entering a career in educational research. She worked for a variety of organizations before joining the Institute of Education, University of London, where she spent 19 years as a researcher, Professor of Education and then Dean of Research. During this time Caroline was president of the British Educational Research Association, a member of the RAE panel for Education in 1996, a Nuffield Research Fellow, and holder of several ESRC awards. She moved to Kingston University in 1999 as Deputy Vice-Chancellor and to the University of Wolverhampton as Vice-Chancellor in 2005.