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Alternative assessment for learner engagement in a climate of performativity: lessons from an English case study.
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Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice . Nov2007, Vol. 14 Issue 3, p353-371. 19p. - Publication Year :
- 2007
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Abstract
- In many education systems, young peoples' 'disaffection' is increasingly equated with non-participation in education, training and employment. There is also an expectation that educational activity can provide a key response to this situation. Drawing upon a case study of a successful development project based in Bristol, England which utilized an 'alternative' assessment regime in raising the participation and attainments of young people defined as disengaged from schooling, the paper considers a series of key issues. These include: the nature of the provision; the difficulties of understanding and evaluating it in a climate of performativity; a distinctive concept of learning promoted by the assessment practices; and the role of individual and networked professional mediation in creating the 'space' for the initiative. The paper concludes that the case study project represents a 'marriage of convenience' between the expectations of a culture of performativity and, on the other hand, a horizontal community of practice which provides a strong professional framework for action, and that there are implications for both practice and policy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0969594X
- Volume :
- 14
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 27216752
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09695940701592022