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How Teachers Understand and Use Power in Alternative Assessment
Author
Source
Education Research International
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-04-05
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
“Alternative assessment” is an increasingly common and popular discourse in education.
The potential benefit of alternative assessment practices is premised on significant changes in assessment practices.
However, assessment practices embody power relations between institutions, teachers and students, and these power relationships determine the possibility and the extent of actual changes in assessment practices.
Labelling a practice as “alternative assessment does not guarantee meaningful departure from existing practice.
Recent research has warned that assessment practices in education cannot be presumed to empower students in ways that enhance their learning.
This is partly due to a tendency to speak of power in assessment in undefined terms.
Hence, it would be useful to identify the types of power present in assessment practices and the contexts which give rise to them.
This paper seeks to examine power in the context of different ways that alternative assessment is practiced and understood by teachers.
Research on teachers’ conceptions of alternative assessment is presented, and each of the conceptions is then analysed for insights into teachers’ meanings and practices of power.
In particular, instances of sovereign, epistemological and disciplinary power in alternative assessment are identified to illuminate new ways of understanding and using alternative assessment.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Tan, Heng Kiat Kelvin. 2012. How Teachers Understand and Use Power in Alternative Assessment. Education Research International،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-11.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Tan, Heng Kiat Kelvin. How Teachers Understand and Use Power in Alternative Assessment. Education Research International No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-11.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Tan, Heng Kiat Kelvin. How Teachers Understand and Use Power in Alternative Assessment. Education Research International. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-467670
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-467670