National Assessment Policy Reform 14-16 and Its Consequences for Young People: Student Views and Experiences of GCSE Reform in Northern Ireland and Wales

Autor/inn/en	Barrance, Rhian; Elwood, Jannette
Titel	National Assessment Policy Reform 14-16 and Its Consequences for Young People: Student Views and Experiences of GCSE Reform in Northern Ireland and Wales
Quelle	In: Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice, 25 (2018) 3, S.252-271 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0969-594X
DOI	10.1080/0969594X.2017.1410465
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Exit Examinations; Educational Policy; Educational Change; Mixed Methods Research; Student Attitudes; Qualifications; Participative Decision Making; Student Participation; Educational Assessment; Statistical Analysis; United Kingdom (Northern Ireland); United Kingdom (Wales) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Final examination; Abschlussprüfung; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Bildungsreform; Schülerverhalten; Qualifikation; Qualifikationsstufe; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Education; assessment; Bewertungssystem; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	This paper uses data from a mixed-methods research project which explored the views and experiences of students in Northern Ireland and Wales on the assessment and reform of GCSEs. The research found that while students were generally supportive of the substance of the reforms in each region, they raised concerns about the rapid pace of reform, and questioned whether changes were in their best interests. Participants expressed particular anxiety about the end of three-country regulation of GCSEs and the consequences of this development for students. As those most affected by changes to qualifications, they wanted a greater role in determining national assessment policies. Considering the impact of such reforms on young people, and recognising the important perspectives they can offer on how qualifications are enacted in practice, it is argued that the concept of student voice should be broadened to accommodate young people's involvement in national assessment and educational decisions. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01