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Testing to Destruction: A problem in a small state

Keith Morrison School of Education, Inter-University Institute of Macau, NAPE, Lote 18, Rua de Londres, #P, Edf. Tak Ip Plaza, Macau
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Tang Fun Hei Joan Centre for Pre-University Studies, University of Macau, P.O. Box 3001, Taipa, Macau
Pages 289-317 | Published online: 09 Jun 2010

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Keith Morrison, Alejandro Salcedo Garcia & Sin Teng Wong. (2020) Group work and cultural characteristics in a Chinese school. Educational Research and Evaluation 26:1-2, pages 75-115.
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Michalis P. Michaelides. (2014) Validity considerations ensuing from examinees’ perceptions about high-stakes national examinations in Cyprus. Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice 21:4, pages 427-441.
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Ke Yu & George Frempong. (2012) Standardise and individualise – an unsolvable tension in assessment?. Education as Change 16:1, pages 143-157.
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Iasonas Lamprianou. (2012) Unintended consequences of forced policy-making in high stakes examinations: the case of the Republic of Cyprus. Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice 19:1, pages 27-44.
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Keith Morrison. (2009) School inspection in small states and territories: an overview and case study of Macau. Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education 39:6, pages 751-767.
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Yau Tsai & Chia‐Hsiau Tsou. (2009) A standardised English Language Proficiency test as the graduation benchmark: student perspectives on its application in higher education. Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice 16:3, pages 319-330.
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Corrado de Robertis & Keith Morrison. (2009) Catholic schooling, identity and social justice in Macau. International Studies in Catholic Education 1:2, pages 152-169.
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Keith Morrison. (2009) Higher education students in part-time work in a Chinese city. Evaluation & Research in Education 22:2-4, pages 121-144.
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Keith Morrison & Anna Ieong On No. (2007) Does repeating a year improve performance? The case of teaching English. Educational Studies 33:3, pages 353-371.
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Mike Keppell & David Carless. (2006) Learning‐oriented assessment: a technology‐based case study. Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice 13:2, pages 179-191.
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Keith Morrison. (2006) Sensitive educational research in small states and territories: the case of Macau. Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education 36:2, pages 249-264.
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Betty Tam Oi I & Keith Morrison. (2005) Undergraduate students in part‐time employment in China. Educational Studies 31:2, pages 169-180.
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Keith Morrison . (2005) Structuration theory, habitus and complexity theory: elective affinities or old wine in new bottles?. British Journal of Sociology of Education 26:3, pages 311-326.
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Patricia Broadfoot & Paul Black. (2004) Redefining assessment? The first ten years of assessment in education . Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice 11:1, pages 7-26.
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Ana M. Correia, Chris Forlin & Eva Sio. (2022) Exploring the participation and agency of students with special education needs in a Macau‐Chinese secondary school . Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs 22:3, pages 288-296.
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Melaku Anteneh Mekonnen & Besha. (2019) Assessment practices and factors for the disparity between students academic scores at teacher-made and regional exams: The case of Bench Maji zone grade 8 students. Educational Research and Reviews 14:1, pages 1-24.
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Marina WY Wong . (2018) Developing Macau’s junior secondary schools music curriculum. International Journal of Music Education 36:4, pages 574-587.
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Michelle Marie Lau. 2017. Early Childhood Education Policies in Asia Pacific. Early Childhood Education Policies in Asia Pacific 109 133 .
Ian Collins. (2015) Using international accreditation in higher education to effect changes in organisational culture: A case study from a Turkish university. Journal of Research in International Education 14:2, pages 141-154.
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Yahui Su. (2015) Ensuring the continuum of learning: The role of assessment for lifelong learning. International Review of Education 61:1, pages 7-20.
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Ming Ming Chiu, Bonnie Wing-Yin Chow & Catherine Mcbride-Chang. (2007) Universals and specifics in learning strategies: Explaining adolescent mathematics, science, and reading achievement across 34 countries. Learning and Individual Differences 17:4, pages 344-365.
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PETER JOHNSTON & PAULA COSTELLO. (2005) Principles for literacy assessment. Reading Research Quarterly 40:2, pages 256-267.
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