ABSTRACT
Introduction What is psychometrics? Types of psychometric tests Value of psychometric tests Limitations of psychometric tests Types of performance assessment at different ages: the
National Curriculum and Key Stages Specific ways in which educational performance can be
assessed Value and limitations of assessment Implications of assessment and categorisation Summary
Introduction
A starting point for this chapter will be to address the issue of why educators, teachers and theorists are interested in assessing educational performance. Presumably there must be a reason, there must be advantages, or is it, as a cynical student might say, just a cruel and unusual form of punishment?
