Towards fairer assessment


Autoria(s): Klenowski, Val
Data(s)

20/09/2014

Resumo

Drawing on the largest Australian collection and analysis of empirical data on multiple facets of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education in state schools to date, this article critically analyses the systemic push for standardized testing and improved scores, and argues for a greater balance of assessment types by providing alternative, inclusive, participatory approaches to student assessment. The evidence for this article derives from a major evaluation of the Stronger Smarter Learning Communities. The first large-scale picture of what is occurring in classroom assessment and pedagogy for Indigenous students is reported in this evaluation yet the focus in this article remains on the issue of fairness in student assessment. The argument presented calls for “a good balance between formative and summative assessment” (OECD, Synergies for Better Learning An International Perspective on Evaluation and Assessment, Pointers for Policy Development, 2013) at a time of unrelenting high-stakes, standardized testing in Australia with a dominance of secondary as opposed to primary uses of NAPLAN data by systems, schools and principals. A case for more “intelligent accountability in education” (O’Neill, Oxford Review of Education 39(1):4–16, 2013) together with a framework for analyzing efforts toward social justice in education (Cazden, International Journal of Educational Psychology 1(3):178–198, 2012) and fairer assessment make the case for more alternative assessment practices in recognition of the need for teachers’ pedagogic practice to cater for increased diversity.

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http://eprints.qut.edu.au/66333/

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Springer Netherlands

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DOI:10.1007/s13384-013-0132-x

Klenowski, Val (2014) Towards fairer assessment. The Australian Educational Researcher, 41(4), pp. 445-470.

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Copyright 2013 Springer

Fonte

School of Cultural & Professional Learning; Faculty of Education

Palavras-Chave #130303 Education Assessment and Evaluation #student assessment #fairness #intelligent accountability #social justice #Indigenous education
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Journal Article