Balancing Dilemmas in Assessment and Learning in Contemporary Education

This book focuses on dilemmas inherent in the practice of assessment in thecontemporary context. New forms of assessment are being introduced in allsectors of e... » 

This book focuses on dilemmas inherent in the practice of assessment in thecontemporary context. New forms of assessment are being introduced in allsectors of education and training and the culture of assessment is shifting.The authors in this volume discuss the practice of assessment reportingempirical research on modes of assessment within a variety of educationalcontexts while also addressing conceptual and theoretical aspects ofassessment. Though most publications on assessment do not go beyond one sectoror phase of education and only consider assessment in one national contextthis volume is crosssectoral and international in scope. This groundbreakingbook illustrates the conceptual and practical dilemmas of assessment and raisesissues that are relevant and applicable across a variety of modes of assessmentand across various contexts where assessment takes place. «