Raising the stakes: The challenges for teacher assessment

Australian Educational Researcher

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 173-192

  Klenowski, Val ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accountability; Assessment and learning; Curriculum and assessment reform; Educational change; High stakes testing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860642755     PISSN: 03116999     EISSN: 22105328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13384-012-0057-9     Document Type: Article

References (57)

1. Adie, L. (2008). Changing assessment practices: Developing the case for online moderation. Paper presented at the Australian Association for Research in Education, December 2008, Brisbane.
2. Adie, L. (2009). Consistency, connectedness and creative solutions: An investigation into online moderation. Paper presented at the International Association for Educational Assessment, 35th Annual Conference, September 2009, Brisbane.
3. Anwyll, S., & Horner, S. (2009). Strengthening teacher assessment in schools in England: The development and use of assessing pupils' progress. Paper presented at the International Association for Educational Assessment, 35th Annual Conference, September, 2009, Brisbane.
4. Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER). (2007). PISA shows indigenous students continue to struggle [Media Release]. Camberwell: ACER.
5. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). (2009). Curriculum design paper. Retrieved June 16, 2009, from http://www. acara. edu. au/verve/_resources/Curriculum_Design_Paper_pdf.
6. Bligh, A. (2009). Letter to parents [Letter]. Brisbane: Queensland Government.
7. Broadfoot, P. (1996). Education, assessment and society. Buckingham: Open University Press.
8. Cook, S. D. N., & Brown, J. S. (1999). Bridging epistemologies: The generative dance between organizational knowledge and organizational knowing. Organization Science, 10(4), 381-400.
9. Dunleavy, G. (2009). Flying squads to rescue struggling schools. Retrieved Oct 15, 2009, from http://www. bribanetimes. com. au/queensland/flying-squads-to-rescue-struggling-schools-20090908-ffco. html.
10. Egelund, N. (2008). The value of international comparative studies of achievement-A Danish perspective. Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy and Practice, 15(3), 245-251.
11. Elwood, J. (2008). Gender issues in testing and assessment. In P. Murphy & K. Hall (Eds.), Learning and practice: Agency and identities (pp. 87-101). London: Sage.
12. Gee, J. P. (2003). Opportunity to learn: A language-based perspective on assessment. Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy and Practice, 10(1), 27-46.
13. Gillard, J. (2009). Indigenous leadership in education institute: Stronger smarter summit-Brisbane, 28 September, 2009. Retrieved Oct 12, 2009, from http://www. deewr. gov. au/Ministers/Gillard/Media/Speeches/Pages/Article_090928_130255. aspx.
14. Gipps, C. (1994). Beyond testing: Towards a theory of educational assessment. London: Falmer Press.
15. Goldstein, H., & Thomas, S. (2008). Reflections on the international comparative surveys debate. Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy and Practice, 15(3), 215-222.
16. Griffiths, S. (2006). Failing to teach them how to handle real life [Times Online]. Retrieved Nov 13, 2009, from http://www. timesonline. co. uk/tol/news/article721863. ece.
17. Harlen, W. (2005). Trusting teachers' judgement: Research evidence of the reliability and validity of teachers' assessment used for summative purposes. Research Papers in Education, 20(3), 245-270.
18. Harrington, M. (2008). Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority Bill, Bill's Digest Number 60, 2008-2009. Retrieved May 12, 2009, from http://www. aph. gov. au/library/Pubs/bd/2008-09/09bd060. htm.
19. Hopmann, S. T. (2008). No child, no school, no state left behind: Schooling in the age of Accountability [Essay]. Vienna: Department of Education and Human Development, University of Vienna, Austria.
20. Hyslop, F. (2009). Assessment for curriculum for excellence. Retrieved Nov 15, 2009, from http://www. ltscotland. org. uk/Images/AssessmentforCfE_tcm4-565505. pdf.
21. International Association for Educational Assessment. (2008). UK: Government abolishes national tests for 14-year-olds. Retrieved Nov 21, 2008, from http://www. iaea. info/news. aspx?id=20.
22. James, M. (2008). Assessment and learning. In S. Swaffield (Ed.), Unlocking Assessment (pp. 20-35). London: Routledge.
23. James, M. (2011). Assessment for learning: Research and policy in the (dis)United Kingdom. In R. Berry & B. Adamson (Eds.), Assessment reform in education: Policy and practice (pp. 15-32). New York: Springer.
24. Klenowski, V. (2005). Honouring teachers' professionalism: Reclaiming teaching and claiming assessment. In D. Halpin & P. Walsh (Eds.), Educational commonplaces: Essays to honour Denis Lawton (pp. 103-119). London: Institute of Education, University of London.
25. Klenowski, V. (2009). Australian indigenous students: Addressing equity issues in assessment. Teaching Education, 20(1), 77-93.
26. Klenowski, V., & Adie, L. E. (2009). Moderation as judgement practice: Reconciling system level accountability and local level practice. Curriculum Perspectives, 29(1), 10-28.
27. Klenowski, V., & Gertz, T. (2009). Culture-fair assessment: Addressing equity issues in the context of Primary Mathematics Teaching and Learning. Paper presented at the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) Conference-Assessment and Student Learning: Collecting, interpreting and using data to inform teaching, 16-18 August, Perth, Western Australia.
28. Klenowski, V., & Wyatt-Smith, C. M. (2008). Standards driven reform years 1-10: Moderation an optional extra? Paper presented at the Australian Association for Research in Education Conference, Brisbane.
29. Klenowski, V., & Wyatt-Smith, C. M. (2009). The role and purpose of standards in the context of national curriculum and assessment reform for accountability, improvement and equity in student learning. Paper presented at the International Association for Educational Assessment, 35th Annual Conference, September 2009, Brisbane.
30. Lawton, D. (1992). Education and politics in the 1990s: Conflict or consensus?. London: Falmer Press.
31. Luke, A., Woods, A. F., Land, R., Bahr, M., & McFarland, M. (2002). Accountability: Inclusive assessment, monitoring and reporting. Research report prepared for the Queensland Indigenous Education Consultative Body. Queensland, Australia.
32. Masters, G. N., Forster, M., Matters, G. N., & Tognolini, J. (2006). Australian certificate of education: A way forward. Melbourne: Australian Council for Educational Research.
33. Matters, G. N., & Masters, G. N. (2007). Year 12 curriculum content and achievement standards. Brisbane: Australian Council for Educational Research.
34. Maxwell, G. (2007). Implications for moderation of proposed changes to senior secondary school syllabuses. Paper commissioned by the Queensland Studies Authority. Brisbane: Queensland Studies Authority.
35. McCarty, T. (2009). The impact of high-stakes accountability policies on native American learners: Evidence from research. Teaching Education, 20(1), 7-29.
36. McGaw, B. (2009). Building a national curriculum. Keynote address at the Queensland Studies Authority Senior Schooling Conference, Productive Pathways: Successful Futures, 19-20 March 2009. Retrieved Apr 14, 2009, from http://www. qsa. qld. edu. au/publications/8206. html.
37. Murphy, P. (2009). Applying a sociocultural approach to assessment theory and practice: Issues for summative and formative assessment. The Open University, Presentation at Queensland University of Technology, 11 September 2009, Brisbane.
38. Murphy, P., & Hall, K. (2008). Learning and practice: Agency and identities. London: Sage.
39. Murphy, P., Hall, K., McCormick, R., & Drury, R. (2008). Curriculum, learning and society: Investigating practice, study guide, masters in education. Maidenhall: Open University.
40. Nardi, E. (2008). Cultural biases: A non-Anglophone perspective. Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy and Practice, 15(3), 259-266.
41. National Curriculum Board. (2008). The shape of the national curriculum: A proposal for discussion. Retrieved Nov 5, 2008, from http://www. ncb. org. au/our_work/preparing_for_2009. html.
42. Nietzsche, F. (1887). The Gay Science: With a Prelude in Rhymes and an Appendix of Songs. (Trans. Walter Kaufmann). New York: Vintage Books.
43. O'Neill, O. (2002). A question of trust: The BBC Reith lectures. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
44. Patrick, R. (2008). Perspectives on change: A continued struggle for academic success and cultural relevancy at an American Indian school in the midst of no child left behind. Journal of American Indian Education, 47(1), 65-81.
45. Shavelson, R. J., Black, P. J., Wiliam, D., & Coffey, J. (2004). On linking formative and summative functions in the design of large-scale assessment systems. Retrieved May 3, 2007, from www. stanford. edu/dept/SUSE/SEAL/Reports_Papers/On%20Aligning%20Formative%20and%20Summative%20Functions_Submit. doc.
46. Stobart, G. (2005). Fairness in multicultural assessment systems. Assessment in Education, 12(3), 275-287.
47. Stobart, G. (2008). Testing times: The uses and abuses of assessment. London: Routledge.
48. Third International Symposium on Assessment for Learning. (2009). Position paper on assessment for learning. March, Dunedin, New Zealand.
49. Thomson, S. (2008). Lessons to learn from high achievers [The Age online]. Retrieved Oct 30, 2008, from http://www. theage. com. au/news/education-news/lessons-to-learn-from-high-achievers/2008/02/01/1201801039731. html.
50. Thomson, S., Cresswell, J., & De Bortoli, L. (Eds.) (2004). Facing the future: A focus on mathematical literacy among Australian 15 year-old students in PISA 2003. Camberwell: ACER.
51. Wagemaker, H. (2008). Choices and trade-offs: Reply to McGaw. Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy and Practice, 15(3), 267-278.
52. Watkins, C. (2003). Learning: A sense-maker's guide. London: Association of Teachers and Lecturers.
53. Wenger, E. (1998). Communities of practices: Learning, meaning and identity. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
54. Wiliam, D. (2008). International comparisons and sensitivity to instruction. Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy and Practice, 15(3), 253-257.
55. Willett, L., & Gardiner, A. (2009). A critical analysis of the NAPLAN spelling test. Paper presented at the International Association for Educational Assessment, 35th Annual Conference, September 2009, Brisbane.
56. Willis, J. (2007). Assessment for learning-Why the theory needs the practice. International Journal of Pedagogies and Learning, 3(2), 52-59.
57. Willis, J. (2009). Case Study One: Collaborative assessment for learning. Unpublished Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane.