Educational Assessment in the 21st Century
. Ed(S): Wyatt-Smith, Claire Maree; Cumming, Joy
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Paperback. Even in the heat of the ever-present education debate, assessment is one of the hottest and most contested topics. In this up-to-date and forward-thinking book, a host of internationally recognized authors explore the latest ideas on the future of assessment. Editor(s): Wyatt-Smith, Claire Maree; Cumming, Joy. Num Pages: 310 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNF; JNKD; JNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 516.
Signs of Change: Assessment Past, Present and Future Another Time, Another Place...Examinations Then and Now In the Temple of Literature in Hanoi, Vietnam, a series of stone stelae records the names of the handful of illustrious examination candidates who, in each century, passed the national examination to become a Doctor of Literature. Beginning in the 11thcentury,theexamswereconductedpersonallybysuccessivekingswhopursued Confucian ideals that found expression in the enormous value placed on the pursuit of wisdom and learning. In the 21st century we are both puzzled and impressed by this tradition. Puzzled by such an explicit commitment to a meritocracy in an essentially feudal society; ... Read more
Signs of Change: Assessment Past, Present and Future Another Time, Another Place...Examinations Then and Now In the Temple of Literature in Hanoi, Vietnam, a series of stone stelae records the names of the handful of illustrious examination candidates who, in each century, passed the national examination to become a Doctor of Literature. Beginning in the 11thcentury,theexamswereconductedpersonallybysuccessivekingswhopursued Confucian ideals that found expression in the enormous value placed on the pursuit of wisdom and learning. In the 21st century we are both puzzled and impressed by this tradition. Puzzled by such an explicit commitment to a meritocracy in an essentially feudal society; ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
Number of Pages
310
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789048182312
SKU
V9789048182312
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