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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Ecclestone, Kathryn – Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice, 2007
Research evidence that well-executed formative assessment raises achievement and enhances motivation and autonomy has influenced policy and practice in schools and universities in the United Kingdom. Formative assessment is also built into the aims and assessment activities of outcome-based qualifications in post-compulsory education. Behind these…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Motivation, Foreign Countries, Vocational Education
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Ecclestone, Kathryn – Assessment in Education Principles Policy and Practice, 2004
Despite numerous problems with outcome-based assessment systems, claims that they enhance learners' motivation and autonomy resonate with research interest in how young people develop cultural and social capital. However, research has not yet explored the ways in which assessment systems affect the forms of capital embedded within them. This paper…
Descriptors: Motivation, Adult Education, Social Capital, Evaluation