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The present book, Cases of Assessment in Mathematics Education, is one of two studies resulting from an ICMI Study Conference on Assessment in Mathematics Education and Its Effects. The book which is published in the series of ICMI Studies under the general editorship of the President and Secretary of ICMI is closely related to another study resulting from the same conference: Investigations into Assessment in Mathematics Education (Niss, 1992). The two books, although originating from the same sources and having the same editor, emphasize different aspects of assessment in mathematics education and can be read independently of one another. While the present book is devoted to presenting and discussing cases of assessment that are actually implemented, the other study attempts to critically analyze general and principal aspects of assessment. Naturally, the content of either book is enriched by the materials and perspectives provided by the other one. In order to put this book and its background into context, the nature and scope of the ICMI studies are outlined briefly below.
List of contents
Mathematics Assessment in the Spanish Educational System.- Major Issues in Assessing Mathematics Performance at 16+ Level: A Caribbean Perspective.- Assessment in Mathematics Education in the Arab Countries.- Issues in Mathematics Assessment in the United States.- Assessment in the Context of Mathematics Instruction Reform: the Design of Assessment in the QUASAR Project.- Assessment in Mathematics Education: Developments in Philosophy and Practice in the United Kingdom.- The School Mathematics Project: Some Secondary School Assessment Initiatives in England.- The Teaching/Learning Process and Assessment Practice: Two Intertwined Sides of Mathematics Education.- Types of Problems and How Students in Norway Solve Them.- Assessment of Primary and Lower Secondary Mathematics in Denmark.- Assessment in Upper Secondary Mathematics in Denmark.- Assessment of Examinations in the Netherlands.- New Developments in Senior Secondary Assessment in Australia.- Assessment in an Innovative Curriculum Project for Mathematics in Grades 7-9 in Portugal.- Educational Assessment in Mathematics Teaching: Applied Research in China.- The Practice and Study of Evaluating Mathematics Teaching in China.- Assessment in Mathematics Within the International Baccalaureate.
