Learning gain: political expedient or meaningful measurement

A  Forsythe; Carol Evans; C Kandiko-Howson; C Edwards

Learning gain: political expedient or meaningful measurement

A Forsythe, Carol Evans, C Kandiko-Howson, C Edwards

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The political craving for simple measures of learning gain is neither pedagogically informed nor sufficiently nuanced. Alex Forsythe, Carol Evans, Camille Kandiko Howson and Corony Edwards argue that only by changing focus will the concept become useful

Original language	English
Specialist publication	Times Higher Education
Publication status	Published - 13 Sept 2018

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Learning gain: political expedient or meaningful measurement

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