Assessment for Education
Subtitle: Standards, Judgement and Moderation
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Limited; SAGE Publications Ltd; SAGE
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 184
ISBN-13: 9781446208410
Subjects: Educational evaluation
Description: Do you need a practical guide to assessment, curriculum and policy? Are you also looking for a book that is firmly grounded in theory and professional practice? This book makes assessment processes transparent for practitioners, and shows how assessment should align with curriculum and teaching for success in education. The book will show you how practitioner use of achievement standards can improve learning, equity, social justic and accountability. Inside this book, you will learn about: - quality assessment and judgement practice - relationships across curriculum, assessment, teaching and learning - front-ending assessment based on the learner's needs - practitioner judgement approaches and standards - the conditions under which teacher assessment can be valid - principles derived from research of social moderation practices Assessment for Education is the perfect guide for students, researchers, academics and teaches, and anyone working in curriculum and assessment policy.