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Oxford Review of Education Volume 44, 2018 - Issue 5: The consequences of metrics in education: gaming, malpractice and cheating.
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Metrics in education—control and corruption

Jo-Anne BairdUniversity of [email protected]ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-5974-3237View further author information
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Victoria ElliottUniversity of [email protected]View further author information
Pages 533-544 | Published online: 21 Sep 2018
 
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Jo-Anne Baird

Jo-Anne Baird, Professor, is Director of the Oxford University Department of Education. Her research interests are in educational assessment, including system-wide structures and processes, examination standards, marking and assessment design.

Victoria Elliott

Dr Victoria Elliott is Associate Professor of English and Literacy Education at the University of Oxford. Her research interests include curriculum, policy and assessment in relation to secondary English teaching, particularly in relation to the teaching and learning of literature.

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