TY - BOOK AU - Gipps,Caroline V. TI - Beyond testing : : towards a theory of educational assessment T2 - Routledge education classic edition series SN - 9780415689564 AV - LB3051 G517 2012 PY - 2012/// CY - London, UK PB - Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group KW - Educational tests and measurements. KW - Examinations -- Design and construction. KW - Education KW - Evaluation N1 - 1. Assessment paradigms -- 2. Assessment and learning -- 3. Impact of testing -- 4. Validity and reliability -- 5. Criterion-referenced assessment -- 6. Performance assessment -- 7. Teacher assessment and formative assessment -- 8. Ethics and equity -- 9. A framework for educational assessment N2 - It is an exceptionally thoughtful assessment of assessment, and I am (along with anyone else who broods about education) much in your debt.' Jerome Bruner, personal communication with the author When this award-winning book was originally published in 1994, a review in the TES said: 'Beyond Testing is a refreshingly honest look at the dilemmas facing those who are trying to make educational assessment more supportive of high-quality learning for all pupils and students! It contains powerful and practical messages for assessment developers, policy-makers, teachers and pupils. It exposes the ve ER -