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Expanding the range of performance assessed in mathematics in order to reflect more fully the objectives of the mathematics curriculum is not likely to be achieved without major reforms in the design of the mathematics curriculum, at system and school levels, and by ensuring that assessment procedures are driven by the curriculum, not the other way around.
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Stephens, M., Money, R. (1993). New Developments in Senior Secondary Assessment in Australia. In: Niss, M. (eds) Cases of Assessment in Mathematics Education. New ICMI Study Series, vol 1. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-0980-4_14
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