Making Sense and Use of Assessments

Autor/in	Sivenbring, Jennie
Titel	Making Sense and Use of Assessments
Quelle	In: Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 63 (2019) 5, S.759-770 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0031-3831
DOI	10.1080/00313831.2018.1434827
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Secondary School Students; Grade 9; Student Attitudes; Student Evaluation; Discourse Analysis; Grades (Scholastic); Language Proficiency; Sweden + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Sekundarschüler; School year 09; 9. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 09; Schülerverhalten; Schulnote; Studentische Bewertung; Diskursanalyse; Notenspiegel; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Schweden
Abstract	The present article is concerned with how Swedish students in the last year of comprehensive school make sense and use of educational assessments of their school performance. Based on interviews with 28 students in Year 9, "talk about assessments" is analysed using a discourse analytical approach inspired by Michel Foucault's theories. The study shows that students find it difficult to both understand and make use of the assessments given by their teachers due to the overly complicated language. To receive the grades they need to apply for upper-secondary school, the students use other strategies to stand out and be perceived as "good students," thus the assessment discourse is effective in the construction of adjustable subjects. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01