Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 3 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 6 |
Descriptor
Source
| Australian Educational… | 1 |
| Educational Philosophy and… | 1 |
| International Journal of… | 1 |
| Journal of Education Policy | 1 |
| Policy Futures in Education | 1 |
| TESOL in Context | 1 |
Author
| Creagh, Sue | 2 |
| Cumming, Joy | 1 |
| Davies, Michael | 1 |
| Elliott, Stephen N. | 1 |
| Heldsinger, Sandra | 1 |
| Humphry, Stephen | 1 |
| Hursh, David | 1 |
| Lingard, Bob | 1 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 6 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 2 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 2 |
| Reports - Research | 2 |
| Opinion Papers | 1 |
Education Level
| Elementary Secondary Education | 3 |
| Elementary Education | 2 |
| Secondary Education | 2 |
Audience
Location
| Australia | 6 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
| Program for International… | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Direct linkLingard, Bob – Educational Philosophy and Theory, 2015
This article responds to and reflects upon the articles in this special issue. Specifically, it deals with the usage of theory in each of the articles, what we might see, as examples of re-descriptive usage in autonomous theorizing. The articles utilize different theories and varying intellectual resources--Foucault and Deleuze (Richard Niesche),…
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Web Sites, Educational Research, Foreign Countries
Hursh, David – Policy Futures in Education, 2017
In this interview with David Hursh, Bob Lingard comments on his current and/or recently completed research projects in respect to new modes of global governance in schooling and the complementarity between international large scale assessments and national testing. He also looks at a project that, in conjunction with school leaders, teachers,…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Interviews, Commercialization, Foreign Countries
Creagh, Sue – Journal of Education Policy, 2016
This article presents a Foucauldian analysis of the political rationalities of national testing and accountability practices in Australia, and their inconsistencies for students for whom English is a second or additional language. It focuses on a problem associated with the statistical data category "Language Background Other Than…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Language Teachers
Davies, Michael; Elliott, Stephen N.; Cumming, Joy – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2016
Accommodations or adjustments for students with disabilities (SWDs) who need them are required in Australian education law and policy for classroom instruction and assessment, and external educational accountability tests. Drawing upon the structure of the Assessment Accommodations Checklist and more than a decade of accessibility research, the…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Student Needs, Foreign Countries, Academic Accommodations (Disabilities)
Download full textCreagh, Sue – TESOL in Context, 2014
Teachers are now experiencing the age of quantitative test-driven assessment, in which there is little weight accorded to teacher-based judgement about student progress. In the Australian context, the NAPLaN test has become a driving force in school and teacher accountability. The language of NAPLaN is one of bands and numerical scores and…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Student Evaluation
Heldsinger, Sandra; Humphry, Stephen – Australian Educational Researcher, 2010
Demands for accountability have seen the implementation of large scale testing programs in Australia and internationally. There is, however, a growing body of evidence to show that externally imposed testing programs do not have a sustained impact on student achievement. It has been argued that teacher assessment is more effective in raising…
Descriptors: Testing Programs, Testing, Academic Achievement, Measures (Individuals)
