Governing by Numbers: local effects on students' experiences of writing

FORUM - ISSN 0963-8253
Volume 59 Number 2 (2017)

Governing by Numbers: local effects on students' experiences of writing
NERIDA SPINA pages 197-200
DOI: 10.15730/forum.2017.59.2.197

Abstract

This article is an extract from a longer research article originally published in the journal English in Education. It describes a parallel situation in Australia where high-stakes assessment led to stereotyped writing, endless test practice and widespread student disengagement.

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NERIDA SPINA (2017) Governing by Numbers: local effects on students' experiences of writing, FORUM, 59(2), 197-200. https://doi.org/10.15730/forum.2017.59.2.197

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