Sorensen, vagueness and educational assessment : the significance of vague borderline cases

This thesis defends objections derived from current high stakes educational summative assessment arrangements. The objections are derived from considering consequences of the philosophical problem of vagueness. I argue that current arrangements unsuccessfully address the issue of vagueness but have...

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Main Author: Marshall, Richard Henry
Published: University College London (University of London) 2012
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.572974