Assessment of learning
By: Wynne Harlen
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Los Angeles, CA
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 164
ISBN-13: 9781849203487
Subjects: Tests; STUDY AIDS; Educational tests and measurements; Students; Testing & Measurement; EDUCATION; Evaluation; Rating of
Description: This book takes a critical look at how students' achievements are assessed for a range of purposes, from reporting progress to selection and qualification. It considers the relationship between what is taught, and how, and what and how learning outcomes are assessed. The impact of using assessment results for setting targets and evaluation of provision for learning is also discussed. The pros and cons of using tests and examinations and alternatives based on the judgments of teachers are considered in terms of four key criteria: validity, reliability, impact and required resources. Evidence fr.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-157) and indexes.

Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Meanings, processes and properties of assessment; title: Assessment and the curriculum; title: Views of "users" of assessment; title: Evaluating assessment methods; title: Using teachers' judgments; title: Summative assessment by teachers in action : examples in England; title: Summative assessment by teachers in action : examples in other countries; title: Teachers' assessment for and of learning; title: Summative assessment within the assessment system.