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In the last 20 years or so, the remorseless international trend has been towards more and more assessment. The intricacies of student assessment were once the preserve of a few specialists … but progressively it has become big news and big business. Businesses producing tests have flourished. Results are published in the national press with banner headlines – frequently (in the scandal-mongering elements of the press) about failing schools. Parents fight over access to ‘good’ schools – where pass rates are high. And politicians bemoan ‘falling standards’ because (oddly) more children are getting good grades.
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Kimbell, R. (2012). Understanding Assessment its Importance; its Dangers; its Potential. In: Williams, P.J. (eds) Technology Education for Teachers. International Technology Education Studies. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-161-0_7
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