{"product_id":"making-a-grade-victorian-examinations-and-the-rise-of-standardized-testing-hardback-9781487508937","title":"Making a Grade; Victorian Examinations and the Rise of Standardized Testing (Hardback) 9781487508937","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMaking a Grade\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eVictorian Examinations and the Rise of Standardized Testing\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJames Elwick (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781487508937\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 18 March 2021\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e304 pages, 6 b\u0026amp;w illustrations\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.9 x 2.4 cm, 0.58 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is a book which is committed, from the outset, to the reconstruction and analysis of numerous aspects of the rise of examinations. It involves some excellent detailed recovery of individual cases from a range of archives, and the author is to be congratulated on his nose for a good source.\"\u003c\/p\u003e - Roy Lowe (\u003cem\u003eBritish Journal of Educational Studies\u003c\/em\u003e) \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eMaking a Grade \u003c\/i\u003emakes an important contribution to the world of science and educational assessment research. Elwick\u0026amp;#x2019;s thorough review of Victorian examinations helps to historicize key stakeholders\u0026amp;#x2019; perspectives in the science of measurement (i.e., standardized testing) in recent educational history.\"\u003c\/p\u003e - Peiyu Wang and Liying Cheng, Queen\u0026amp;#x2019;s University (\u003cem\u003eHistorical Studies in Education\/Revue d\u0026amp;#x2019;histoire de l\u0026amp;#x2019;éducation\u003c\/em\u003e) \"Elwick\u0026amp;#x2019;s systemic approach allows him to accommodate both the incredible pluralism of Victorian education and the growing homogeneity of its exam culture.\" - Peter Mandler, University of Cambridge (\u003cem\u003eVictorian Studies\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eStarting in the 1850s achievement tests became standardized in the British Isles, and were administered on an industrial scale. By the end of the century more than two million people had written mass exams, particularly in science, technology, and mathematics. Some candidates responded to this standardization by cramming or cheating; others embraced the hope that such tests rewarded not only knowledge but also merit.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten with humour, \u003ci\u003eMaking a Grade\u003c\/i\u003e looks at how standardized testing practices quietly appeared, and then spread worldwide. This book situates mass exams, marks, and credentials in an emerging paper-based meritocracy, arguing that such exams often first appeared as \"cameras\" to neutrally record achievement, and then became \"engines\" to change education as people tailored their behaviour to fit these tests. Taking the perspectives of both examiners and examinees, \u003ci\u003eMaking a Grade\u003c\/i\u003e claims that our own culture\u0026amp;#x2019;s desire for accountability through objective testing has a long history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Figures \u003cbr\u003ePreface and Acknowledgments \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart One: Examinations\u003cbr\u003e1 \"The Age of Examinations\": A Historical Sketch \u003cbr\u003e2 Monetizing Marks: The Political Economy of Examinations \u003cbr\u003e3 An Epistemology of the Mundane: Dissecting One Examination \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart Two: Examiners\u003cbr\u003e4 Daguerreotypes of the Mind: Paper, Partition, and Specialization \u003cbr\u003e5 Machining Minds: Commensuration, Tabulation, and Standardization \u003cbr\u003e6 Thin Descriptions: Credentials and Other Signals\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart Three: Examinees\u003cbr\u003e7 Learning and Earning: Coaching or Cramming?\u003cbr\u003e8 Immoral Economies: How to Cheat on a Victorian Exam \u003cbr\u003e9 Economies, Remoralized: Examinations as Technologies of Inclusion\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix A: Important Dates \u003cbr\u003eAppendix B: Biographical List \u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eBibliography \u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Figures \u003cbr\u003ePreface and Acknowledgments \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart One: Examinations\u003cbr\u003e1. \"The Age of Examinations\": A Historical Sketch \u003cbr\u003e2. Monetizing Marks: The Political Economy of Examinations \u003cbr\u003e3. An Epistemology of the Mundane: Dissecting One Examination \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart Two: Examiners\u003cbr\u003e4. Daguerreotypes of the Mind: Paper, Partition, and Specialization \u003cbr\u003e5. Machining Minds: Commensuration, Tabulation, and Standardization \u003cbr\u003e6. Thin Descriptions: Credentials and Other Signals\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart Three: Examinees\u003cbr\u003e7. Learning and Earning: Coaching or Cramming?\u003cbr\u003e8. Immoral Economies: How to Cheat on a Victorian Exam \u003cbr\u003e9. Economies, Remoralized: Examinations as Technologies of Inclusion\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix A: Important Dates \u003cbr\u003eAppendix B: Biographical List \u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eBibliography \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52744287125784,"sku":"9781487508937","price":38.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/making-a-grade-victorian-examinations-and-the-rise-of-standardized-testing-hardback-9781487508937","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}