What Can Be Known and How People Grow: The Philosophical Stakes of the Assessment Debate
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DOI: 10.1007/s11217-016-9525-4
Abstract: Fierce debates over standardized assessments in teacher preparation have revolved around flaws in implementation and the politics of privatization. While important, this focus obscures the philosophical divide between proponents and opponents of standardized assessments. This… read more here.
Keywords: stakes assessment; philosophical stakes; people grow; known people ... See more keywords
High stakes assessment policy implementation in the time of COVID-19: the case of calculated grades in Ireland
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DOI: 10.1080/03323315.2021.1916565
Abstract: This paper provides a perspective on the manner in which Irish post-primary teachers interpreted and implemented a set of guidelines created by the Department of Education and Skills (DES) in Ireland when faced with the… read more here.
Keywords: policy implementation; stakes assessment; implementation time; high stakes ... See more keywords