Literacy as Numbers

Researching the Politics and Practices of International Literary Assessment

Mary Hamilton editor Bryan Maddox editor Camilla Addey editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:5th Mar '15

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A collaborative series with the University of Cambridge Faculty of Education highlighting leading-edge research across Teacher Education, International Education Reform and Language Education.

This book enquires into the politics and practices of international literacy assessment programmes, exploring how the internationally comparable numbers, now so heavily relied on in national policy are produced, and how they are shaping our understanding of the meanings and purposes of literacy. The collection brings together leading international academics in this field and representatives from key policy and literacy assessment institutions to identify a future research agenda for the field of International Assessment Studies. It illuminates the amount of (often invisible) work that goes on behind the scenes in producing the tests and the policies.

ISBN: 9781107525177

Dimensions: 245mm x 170mm x 14mm

Weight: 450g

260 pages