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Large-Scale Testing and its Contribution to Learning

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The primary purpose of large-scale testing is seen by many to be accountability at policy level. However, it has wider potential. In this chapter we provide a description of the context in which large-scale testing has been designed to generate information useful for intervention by teachers.

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  1. University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia

    Esther Care, Patrick Griffin, Zhonghua Zhang & Danielle Hutchinson

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  1. Australian Catholic University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

    Claire Wyatt-Smith

  2. Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

    Valentina Klenowski

  3. Australian Catholic University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

    Peta Colbert

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Care, E., Griffin, P., Zhang, Z., Hutchinson, D. (2014). Large-Scale Testing and its Contribution to Learning. In: Wyatt-Smith, C., Klenowski, V., Colbert, P. (eds) Designing Assessment for Quality Learning. The Enabling Power of Assessment, vol 1. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5902-2_4

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