The Bosch series of books is extremely well written. So much so that I could always see the action happening in my mind. This series is long overdue. The characters are perfect, the lighting, scenes, acting....all of it is exactly the way is should be for the Bosch series. Keep the series going. Log on, watch, review.
The final purpose of assessment practices in education depends on the theoretical framework of the practitioners and researchers, their assumptions and beliefs about the nature of human mind, the origin of knowledge, and the process of learning.
Assessment is the means by which this learning can be monitored and improved (Brady & Kennedy: 2009). Therefore each group has its own views on the purpose of assessment, so as to answer their questions and fulfil their needs. Eisner (2001) has put forward, what he believes to be the five major purposes of assessment.