Digitalized national tests in mathematics: a way of increasing and securing equity?
2019 (English)In: Proceedings of the TenthInternational Mathematics Educationand Society Conference / [ed] Jayasree Subramanian, Hyderabad, India: International Mathematics Education and Society Co , 2019Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]
On one hand, the Swedish governing discourse on equity in the context of digitizing education portrays modernization, progress and democracy as a foundation in the equity work. On the other hand, in the context of digitized tests, equity is rather framed within a neoliberal logic while related to all individuals’ possibilities of choosing a ‘good life’, and to compete on equal terms. Not all disadvantaged groups are the target, though. It is mainly boys who are supposed be given better grades, and, in addition, students with disabilities who are supposed to (as far as possible) be able to have the opportunity to show their knowledge during the test. Language or socioeconomically diverse settings are not mentioned with regard to digitized national tests.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Hyderabad, India: International Mathematics Education and Society Co , 2019.
Series
Proceedings of the Tenth International Mathematics Education and Society Conference, ISSN 2077-9933
Keywords [en]
Equity, National tests, Mathematics, Quality, Policy
National Category
Social Sciences Pedagogy
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:du-47378OAI: oai:DiVA.org:du-47378DiVA, id: diva2:1816372
Conference
The tenth International Mathematics Education and Society conference (MES10), Hyderabad, India, Jan 28th-Feb 2nd, 2019
2023-12-012023-12-012023-12-04Bibliographically approved