Educational Assessment in a Time of Reform

<p><em>Educational Assessment in a Time of Reform</em> provides background information on large-scale examination systems more generally and the South African examination specifically. It traces the reforms in the education system of South Africa since 1994 and provides a description of the advances in modern test theory that could be considered for future standard setting endeavours.</p><p></p><p>At the<b> </b>heart of the book is the debate on whether the current standard of education in Africa is good enough . If not then how can it be improved? The aim of this book is to provide a point of departure for discussions on standard-setting quality assurance equating of examinations and assessment approaches. From this point of departure recommendations for practices in general and the exit-level (Grade 12) examination results in particular can be made. </p><p></p><p>This book is ideal reading for principals teachers academics and researchers in the fields of educational assessment measurement and evaluation.</p>