SOC224H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Summative Assessment, Standardized Test
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Growth of modern schooling in canada and internationally. Implications of mass education for competition mmi and emi. Implications of mass education for school experience the shopping mall high school ; accountability. Common school tradition : neighbourhood schools idealized as: Schools valued as prime mechanism for equal opportunity. Offer level playing field from which students selected for stratified job market. Schools idealized as rare venue to give people common experience. 1867: only 4 of 10 registered students would attend on any given school day. 100 years later: regular, full attendance the norm. Meet the needs of industry (skills-based and general education) An extension of democracy a basic human right. Explaining competition and inequality in higher education. Since 60"s: high schools" mandated to retain as many students for as long as possible. Choice, accommodation, selection over standards; 1960s onward. Variety: programs for esl, enriched, gifted, vocational, varying focus on arts, sports, science, etc.
