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National Curriculum Assessment »

Authors: Richard Daugherty
ISBN-13: 9780750702546, ISBN-10: 0750702540
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Taylor & Francis, Inc.
Date Published: February 1995
Edition: (Non-applicable)

Author Biography: Richard Daugherty

Book Synopsis

The assessment of the National Curriculum has evolved from the first blueprint of the TGAT Report through a series of policy decisions and early experience of implementation. This book offers an account of the assessment system and explains why it\

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Daugherty (education, U. of Wales-Aberystwyth) chronicles the evolution of National Curriculum Assessment in England and Wales from the Task Group on Assessment and Testing through the early experience of implementation. He explains aspects of the policy such as Standard Assessment Tests, teacher assessment, league tables, and key stage 4, and comments on public and professional reactions to government policy decisions, concluding that the Dearing Review is too deeply flawed to be a secure base for the future. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

	Abbreviations
	Glossary of Terms
	Preface
1	The Policy Context	1
2	Designing and Planning the System	13
3	From Standard Tasks to Written Tests	35
4	Teacher Assessment and Moderation	66
5	Record-Keeping, Reporting and Publishing Results	95
6	Key Stage 4: National Assessment and the GCSE	121
7	The System Reviewed	142
8	Policies and Policy-Making	174
	References	195
	Index	199