| Description |
xiv, 284 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Series |
Assessing assessment |
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Assessing assessment.
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| Contents |
Introduction / John Gray and Brian Wilcox -- 1. The quality of schooling: frameworks for judgement / John Gray -- 2. Developing LEA frameworks for monitoring and evaluation from research on school effectiveness / John Gray, David Jesson and Nicholas Sime -- 3. HMI's interpretations of schools' examination results (with postscripts for the 1990s) / John Gray and Valerie Hannon -- 4. Performance indicators: flourish or perish? / John Gray and Brian Wilcox -- 5. Developing value-added approaches to school evaluation: the experiences of three LEAs / John Gray -- 6. Estimating differences in the examination performances of secondary schools in six LEAs: a multi-level approach to school effectiveness / John Gray, David Jesson and Nicholas Sime -- 7. Inspection and school improvement: rhetoric and experience from the bridge / John Gray and Brian Wilcox -- 8. Reactions to inspection: a study of three variants / Brian Wilcox and John Gray |
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9. The methodologies of school inspection: issues and dilemmas / John Gray and Brian Wilcox -- 10. The inspectors recommended...a follow-up study in six secondary schools / John Gray and Brian Wilcox -- 11. The statistics of school improvement: establishing the agenda / John Gray, David Jesson, Harvey Goldstein, Keith Hedger and Jon Rasbash -- 12. The challenge of turning round ineffective schools / John Gray and Brian Wilcox |
| Summary |
Questions about the quality of schooling have dominated the political agenda for much of the past decade. As a direct result new policies have been introduced involving more performance indicators, league tables of exam results, more frequent inspection and the closure of 'failing' schools. Studies of school effectiveness and school improvement have much to contribute to these questions. Drawing on the latest research, John Gray and Brian Wilcox take a fresh and critical look at some of the reforms. How can one ensure that a broader view of what education is about is retained in the face of narrow performance indicators? What contribution can value-added approaches make to ensuring that schools in disadvantaged areas are judged more fairly? How sound are inspection procedures? What happens after a school has been inspected? How much do schools actually improve over time? And what prospects are there for turning round 'failing' schools rather than simply closing them? |
| Analysis |
England |
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Schools Assessment |
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Wales |
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England |
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Schools Assessment |
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Wales |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliography |
| Notes |
In English |
| Subject |
Education -- Great Britain -- Evaluation.
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Educational accountability -- Great Britain.
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Educational change -- Great Britain.
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School improvement programs -- Great Britain.
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| Author |
Wilcox, B. (Brian)
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| LC no. |
94045442 |
| ISBN |
0335194893 (paperback) |
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0335194907 |
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