Towards a More Rational System of the Assessment of English
Page, James S. (1986) Towards a More Rational System of the Assessment of English. Words' Worth, 19(2), pp. 3-5.
This article examines internal assessment within secondary schooling in Queensland (Australia) and three problems associated with the assessment of English: a) practicality, given the need to assess the whole of a student's work, b) comparability, given that judgments on student work are often very subjective, and c) originaility, given that it is difficult if not impossible to ensure that the work has actually been completed by the student. It is suggested that a return to some form external examination might be necessary.
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|Item Type:||Journal Article|
|Keywords:||internal assessment, secondary schooling, Queensland, school, based assessment, ROSBA, skills, based assessment, norms assessment, plagiarism, subjectivity, external examination, Emmaus College, Rockhampton, James Smith Page, James Page|
|Divisions:||Current > QUT Faculties and Divisions > Division of Finance and Resource Planning|
|Copyright Owner:||Copyright 1986 (please consult author)|
|Deposited On:||11 Jul 2006|
|Last Modified:||09 Jun 2010 12:33|
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