National Testing in Schools

<p>Over the last two decades large-scale national or provincial standardised testing has become prominent in the schools of many countries around the globe. <i>National Testing in Schools: An Australian Assessment</i> draws on research to consider the nature of national testing and its multiple effects including: </p><ul> <p> </p> <li>media responses and constructions such as league tables of performance</li> <p> </p> <li>pressures within school systems and on schools</li> <p> </p> <li>effects on the work and identities of principals and teachers</li> <p> </p> <li>and impacts on the experience of schooling for many young people including those least advantaged. </li> </ul><p>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.</p>