Assessment of teaching and learning
Abstract
‘The brutal research fact is that in spite of over 2,000 studies we have no objective criteria of what constitutes teacher competence… a teacher may be effective with one group of children and ineffective with another… efficiency may be modified by the physical, social and cultural environment in which the teacher operates.’ This summary comment by Edith Cope (1971) may bring consolation or satisfaction to some and despair to others, but teaching will continue to be assessed and it is as well to take a closer look at the problem.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Evaluation of Teaching Practices
Teacher Education and Assessments
Educational Assessment and Pedagogy
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Routledge eBooks
- Pages
- 84–99
- Publication date
- 16 March 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter