Is assessment fair? / by Isabel Nisbet and Stuart Shaw.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nisbet, Isabel, author.

Shaw, Stuart D., 1962- author.

Series:

Sage knowledge.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Examinations.

Education--Moral and ethical aspects.

Education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (168 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

London : SAGE Publications Ltd, 2020.

Summary:

Fairness in educational assessment has become a major talking point and allegations that assessments are unfair are commonplace on social media and in the press. But what does fairness mean in practice and how can we evaluate it? This book offers a timely and necessary investigation, exploring the concept through the lenses of: measurement theory, social justice, the law and philosophy in order to put forward a template for fairness in educational assessment. Drawing on international examples from the UK, US, Australia and South East Asia, this book offers a commentary on fairness that is highly relevant to the changing context of assessment today. This book will be of interest to anyone with a professional or academic interest in educational assessment, to education policymakers and to all who are working to make assessment fair.

Notes:

Part of the SAGE Knowledge collection.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Other Format:

Print version :

ISBN:

9781529739480 (ebook) :

OCLC:

1203542983

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.