Abstract:
In schools and universities, assessment practices shape teaching and learning practices. This is the first book to comprehensively explain the human and social factors impacting assessment. With research from leading experts, the Handbook of Human and Social Conditions in Assessment engages many forms of assessment ranging from low-stakes, learning-oriented, formative practices (classroom assessments, peer- or self-assessment) to high-stakes, accountability or certification testing and examination. This book will be an unprecedented resource for researchers and scholars interested in the human factors that affect assessment and how they impact teaching, learning, and assessment itself.
