Is Assessment Fair?

by Stuart D Shaw and Isabel Nisbet

Fairness in educational assessment has become a major talking point and allegations that assessments are unfair are commonplace on social media and in the press. But what does fairness mean in practice and how can we evaluate it?

This book offers a timely and necessary investigation, exploring the concept through the lenses of: measurement theory, social justice, the law and philosophy in order to put forward a template for fairness in educational...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1526474948
• ISBN13: 9781526474940
• Release Date: October 2020
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.7" x 9.6"