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Boyle, Bill; Charles, Marie – International Studies in Sociology of Education, 2011
The paper focuses on the auditing and accountancy paradigm that has dominated educational measurement of pupil performance for the last 20 years in England. The advocates of this minimum competency paradigm do not take account of the results of its dominance. These results include ignoring the heterogeneous complexity of groups within societies…
Descriptors: Audits (Verification), Models, Minimum Competency Testing, Young Children
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Baartman, Liesbeth K. J.; Bastiaens, Theo J.; Kirschner, Paul A.; Van der Vleuten, Cees P. M. – Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies, 2007
Quality control policies towards Dutch vocational schools have changed dramatically because the government questioned examination quality. Schools must now demonstrate assessment quality to a new Examination Quality Center. Since teachers often design assessments, they must be involved in quality issues. This study therefore explores teachers'…
Descriptors: Vocational Schools, Evaluation Criteria, Quality Control, Prevocational Education