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‘[It] isn’t designed to be assessed how we assess’: rethinking assessment for qualification in the context of the implementation of the Curriculum for Wales

Elizabeth Titley, Andrew James Davies Orcid Logo, Stephen Atherton

The Curriculum Journal, Volume: 31, Issue: 2, Pages: 303 - 316

Swansea University Author: Andrew James Davies Orcid Logo

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This paper reports teacher and learner perspectives on how assessment and reform influences pedagogical practices and behaviours. The research was conducted in a context of policy reform, at a time when Wales’ revised General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) specifications had been implemen...

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ISSN: 0958-5176 1469-3704
Published: Wiley 2020
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