High stakes testing assessment: the deus ex machina of quality in education
Edited book (chapter)
Chapter Title | High stakes testing assessment: the deus ex machina of quality in education |
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Book Chapter Category | Edited book (chapter) |
ERA Publisher ID | 2934 |
Book Title | De-testing and de-grading schools: alternatives to accountability and standardization |
Authors | |
Author | Padro, Fernando F. |
Editors | Bower, Joe and Thomas, P. L. |
Page Range | 27-43 |
Series | Counterpoints: Studies in the Postmodern Theory of Education |
Chapter Number | 2 |
Number of Pages | 17 |
Year | 2013 |
Publisher | Peter Lang Publishing |
Place of Publication | New York, NY. United States |
ISBN | 9781433122392 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.peterlang.com/view/product/30317 |
Abstract | This chapter discusses the notion of quality and those strands that contextualize the expectation of what quality is. Many of the issues are not technical in nature, they are political. Assessment is used as a proxy for quality, but the question is, what is quality? The corollary, therefore, is who determines what quality is? The discussion reflects how assessment and quality are used as proxies for each other. The emphasis is on how higher education in the USA is facing the external influences attempting to shape the discussion. |
Keywords | assessment; quality; proxy; system of profound knowledge |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390399. Education systems not elsewhere classified |
390303. Higher education | |
390402. Education assessment and evaluation | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | Learning and Teaching Support Unit |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q25q5/high-stakes-testing-assessment-the-deus-ex-machina-of-quality-in-education
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