Fair Test? Assessment, Achievement and Equity

Erscheinungsjahr 1994
ISBN: 978-0-335-15673-3
Verlag: McGraw-Hill Publishing Company

Buch, Englisch, 0 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 372 g

How far is assessment fair? In this evaluation of research from a wide range of countries the authors examine the evidence for differences in performance among gender and ethnic groups on various forms of assessment. They explore the reasons put forward for these observed differences and clarify the issues involved. The authors' concern is that assessment practice and interpretation of results are just for all groups.

This is a complex field in which access to schooling, the curriculum offered, pupil motivation and esteem, teacher stereotype and expectation all interact with the mode of assessment. This analytical and comprehensive overview should be of interest to educators.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gipps, Caroline V

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Defining equity
sex differences in intellectual abilities
intelligence and intelligence testing
international surveys of achievement
national assessment programmes - the APU, the NAEP
National Curriculum assessment
examination performance
beyond the concept of a fair test