What happens when high-stakes testing stops?: teachers' perceptions of the impact of compulsory national testing in science of 11-year-olds in England and its abolition in Wales

Collins, Sue and Reiss, Michael and Stobart, Gordon and Collins, Susan (2010) What happens when high-stakes testing stops?: teachers' perceptions of the impact of compulsory national testing in science of 11-year-olds in England and its abolition in Wales. Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy and Practice, 17 (3). pp. 273-286. ISSN 0969-594X

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Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	The main publication deriving from a Wellcome Trust funded research project to examine what lessons can be learnt from the cessation of formal, external testing at Key Stage 2 of science in Wales. Data were obtained in both Wales and England from a telephone survey of 600 respondents and focus group interviews involving a total of 74 participants. No comparable study has been undertaken and the findings, which are unexpected in places, are timely, given debates over Key Stage 2 testing in England and of policy relevance. 6640 words, in press, in one of the leading journals in the field of assessment.
Divisions:	IOE Departments > Departments > Geography, Enterprise, Mathematics and Science IOE Departments > Departments > Learning, Curriculum and Communication IOE Departments > Departments > Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment
Depositing User:	IOE Repository Editor (1)
Date Deposited:	28 Aug 2010 10:27
Last Modified:	01 Jun 2013 01:03
URI:	http://eprints.ioe.ac.uk/id/eprint/6287

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