The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science - What Use Is Educational Assessment?

Testing and assessment have long been fixtures of American education, but researchers and policymakers continue to question the value and legitimacy of their role as instruments of evaluation and accountability.

This volume of The ANNALS examines the history of assessment and its role in modern education, focusing on the intended uses of assessment, its potential benefits, and its known and unknown risks.

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• Authors: Amy (EDT)/ Feuer Berman
• Assisted by: Amy Berman (Editor), Michael Feuer (Editor), James W Pellegrino (Editor), James W W Pellegrino (Editor), James W. Pellegrino (Editor)
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2019
• EAN: 9781544384344
• ISBN: 978-1-5443-8434-4
• Series: Annals of the American Academy
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries