| Social World of Pupil Assessment: Strategic Biographies Through Primary School Contributor(s): Pollard, Andrew (Author), Filer, Ann (Author) |
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ISBN: 0826447996 ISBN-13: 9780826447999 Publisher: Continuum OUR PRICE: $133.65 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2000 Annotation: Defining Assessment in the widest possible way, ann Filer and Andrew Pollard have produced the most comprehensive ethnographic study of assessment ever attempted. Their case studies cover all of the most important questions concerning assessment. The findings, which are both profound and unsettling, have major implications for educational practice and policy - particularly on how supposedly objective assessment processes depend on their context and are vulnerable to both bias and distortion. In this colorful and reliable work, Filer and Pollard have provided the definitive study of assessment in the 5-11 age range. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Education |
| Dewey: 372 |
| Series: Social World |
| Physical Information: 0.38" H x 6.69" W x 9.61" (0.65 lbs) 178 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Defining Assessment in the widest possible way, ann Filer and Andrew Pollard have produced the most comprehensive ethnographic study of assessment ever attempted. Their case studies cover all of the most important questions concerning assessment. The findings, which are both profound and unsettling, have major implications for educational practice and policy - particularly on how supposedly objective assessment processes depend on their context and are vulnerable to both bias and distortion. In this colorful and reliable work, Filer and Pollard have provided the definitive study of assessment in the 5-11 age range. |
Contributor Bio(s): Pollard, Andrew: - Andrew Pollard is Professor of Education and supports educational research at the Institute of Education, University College London, UK, and the University of Bristol, UK. He taught for ten years before becoming a teacher educator and researcher. He was Director of the UK-wide Teaching and Learning Research Programme (TLRP) and advised the government on the National Curriculum Review. |