Assessment: a teacher's guide to the issues

This revised and updated guide looks critically at recent developments and current trends as full National Curriculum assessment is phased in, and as GCSE becomes more traditional. This is a book for practising teachers, which examines the educational issues against the wider social and political context.

Features of the book include:

  • A look at the full range of National Curriculum testing and associated issues, including the ongoing standards debate and league tables 
  • A teacher-friendly format 
  • A coherent overview of both primary and secondary assessment and exams 
  • Continuing developments, debates, and INSET (especially at Key Stages 2 and 3) to ensure that assessment issues remain high profile.

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Subject(s)Cross curricular
Author(s)Caroline Gipps, Gordon Stobart
Age14-16
Published1993
Shelf referenceA 371.26 GIP
ISN/ISBN9780340595763
Direct URLhttps://www.stem.org.uk/x88ky

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