Education is increasingly expected to support the flourishing of competitive industrial economies. It is held to account by means of assessment in an attempt to ensure that it delivers the goods. This book argues that assessment cannot in principle detect much of the real learning required in this scenario.
About the Author
Andrew J. Davis is Lecturer in Education at Durham University since January 1990. He taught philosophy of education at Homerton College, Cambridge from 1983 to 1989. He has taught most of the primary age range over many years, with a specialism in mathematics. He has an academic training in philosophy.
Features
* Rooted in contemporary educational policy developments, the book draws on analytical philosophy to make fundamental criticisms of educational assessment.
