Towards a unified theory of assessment

Geoff N Masters

Towards a unified theory of assessment

Research output: Other contribution

Abstract

Attempts to categorise educational assessments as either ‘formative’ or ‘summative’ no longer serve us well and the time has come to develop a more unified theory of assessment.

Original language	English
Publication status	Published - 20 May 2015
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Assessment
Quality Standards
School
Learning
Education

Disciplines

Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research

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