National Testing in Schools: An Australian assessment

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Bob Lingard (Univerisity of Queensland, Australia) Greg Thompson (Queensland University of Technology, Australia)

National Testing in Schools

An Australian assessment

Bob Lingard (Univerisity of Queensland, Australia), Greg Thompson (Queensland University of Technology, Australia), Sam Sellar

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Routledge
12 November 2015

Education; Educational strategies & policy; Higher & further education, tertiary education

Series: Local/Global Issues in Education

Over the last two decades, large-scale national, or provincial, standardised testing has become prominent in the schools of many countries around the globe. National Testing in Schools: An Australian Assessment draws on research to consider the nature of national testing and its multiple effects, including:

media responses and constructions such as league tables of performance

pressures within school systems and on schools

effects on the work and identities of principals and teachers

and impacts on the experience of schooling for many young people, including those least advantaged.

Using Australia as the case site for global concerns regarding national testing, this book will be an invaluable companion for education researchers, teacher educators, teacher education students and teachers globally.

Edited by: Bob Lingard (Univerisity of Queensland Australia), Greg Thompson (Queensland University of Technology, Australia), Sam Sellar
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 385g
ISBN: 9781138961654
ISBN 10: 1138961655
Series: Local/Global Issues in Education
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 12 November 2015
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Bob Lingard is a Professorial Research Fellow in the School of Education at The University of Queensland, Australia. Greg Thompson is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Education at Murdoch University, Australia. Sam Sellar is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the School of Education at The University of Queensland, Australia.