Making a Grade : Victorian Examinations and the Rise of Standardized Testing /

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"Starting in the 1850s achievement tests became standardized in the British Isles, and were administered on an industrial scale. By the end of the century, over two million people had written mass exams, particularly in science, technology, and mathematics. Some candidates responded to this sta...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Elwick, James, 1973- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : University of Toronto Press, [2021]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Examinations.
Educational tests and measurements.
Education > Standards.
EDUCATION / Evaluation & Assessment
Éducation > Normes > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Examens > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Tests et mesures en education > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Education > Standards > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Examinations > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Educational tests and measurements > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Great Britain.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • "The Age of Examinations": A Historical Sketch
  • Monetizing Marks: The Political Economy of Examinations
  • An Epistemology of the Mundane: Dissecting One Examination
  • Daguerreotypes of the Mind: Paper, Partition, and Specialization
  • Machining Minds: Commensuration, Tabulation, and Standardization
  • Thin Descriptions: Credentials and Other Signals
  • Learning and Earning: Coaching or Cramming?
  • Immoral Economies: How to Cheat on a Victorian Exam
  • Economies, Remoralized: Examinations as Technologies of Inclusion.

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