Broadfoot, Patricia,

Education, assessment and society : a sociological analysis / by Patricia M. Broadfoot. - xiv, 290 pages ; 23 cm. - Assessing assessment . - Assessing assessment. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Series editor's introduction -- Acknowledgements -- Rationale -- The social role of assessment -- The social purposes of assessment -- A changing assessment culture -- Assessment and the emergence of modern society -- Assessment and the national context -- Two Case Studies: France and England -- Assessment in the French education system -- Assessment in the English education system -- Overview, prospects and common trends -- Notes -- References -- Index. Pt. I. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Pt. II. 6. 7. 8.

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Educational tests and measurements--Social aspects--Great Britain
Educational tests and measurements--Social aspects--France
Educational sociology--Great Britain
Educational sociology--France

LB3056.G7 / B76 1996

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