Assessment dominates our lives but its good intentions often produce negative consequences. An example that is central to this book is how current forms of assessment encourage shallow 'for-the-test' learning. It is true to say that as the volume of assessment increases, confidence in what it represents is diminishing. This book seeks to reclaim assessment as a constructive activity which can encourage deeper learning. To do this the purpose, and fitness-for-purpose, of assessments have to be clear.
Gordon Stobart critically examines five issues that currently have high-profile...
Assessment dominates our lives but its good intentions often produce negative consequences. An example that is central to this book is how current ...
