Governing by Numbers: Local Effects on Students' Experiences of Writing.

Spina, Nerida

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Publication Date: 2017

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Governing by Numbers: Local Effects on Students' Experiences of Writing

Spina, Nerida

FORUM: for promoting 3-19 comprehensive education, v59 n2 p197-200 2017

This article is an extract from a longer research article originally published in the journal "English in Education." It describes a parallel situation in Australia where high-stakes assessment led to stereotyped writing, endless test practice and widespread student disengagement.

Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Evaluation, High Stakes Tests, Stereotypes, Writing (Composition), Writing Tests, Learner Engagement

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