The Philosophical Limitations of Educational Assessment

Implications for Academic Selection

Ian Cantley (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

XVII, 157 Seiten

2024 | 1st ed. 2024
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-031-47020-2 (ISBN)

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This book uses philosophical analysis to argue that there are tensions associated with using results of high stakes tests to predict students' future potential. The implications of these issues for the interpretation of test scores in general are then elucidated before their connotations for academic selection are considered. After a brief overview of the history of academic selection in the United Kingdom, and a review of evidence pertaining to its consequences, it is argued that the practice of using the results of contemporary high stakes tests to make important decisions about students incurs logical and moral problems that a conscientious educator cannot ignore. The gravity of the moral transgression depends on the purpose and significance of the test and, in the case of high stakes tests used for academic selection purposes, it is argued that, not only can the moral wrong be highly significant, but better solutions are within reach.

lt;b> Ian Cantley is Senior Lecturer in Education at Queen's University Belfast, UK.

Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Philosophical Tensions Associated with Educational Assessment.- Chapter 3: Implications of Educational Assessment Critique for Public Examinations.- Chapter 4: Historical Evolution of Academic Selection.- Chapter 5: Consequences of Academic Selection.- Chapter 6: Ethics of Academic Selection.- Chapter 7: Conclusion: Implications for Policy and Practice.

Erscheinungsdatum	29.10.2023
Zusatzinfo	XVII, 157 p. 2 illus.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 210 mm
Gewicht	360 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Schulpädagogik / Grundschule
Schlagworte	educational measurement • epistemic injustice • Reliability • Validity • Wittgenstein
ISBN-10	3-031-47020-6 / 3031470206
ISBN-13	978-3-031-47020-2 / 9783031470202
Zustand	Neuware