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03366aam a22004458i 4500 001 AEE2D9E2CF3111EB9A1890BA3BECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20210617010040 008 201120s2021 onc b 001 0 eng 020 $a 9781487508937 020 $a 148750893X 035 $a (OCoLC)1223015820 040 $a NLC $b eng $e rda $c YDX $d BDX $d NLC $d OCLCF $d SILO 042 $a lac 043 $a e-uk--- 055 0 $a LB3056.G7 $b E49 2021 082 0 $a 371.26/2094109034 $2 23 084 $a cci1icc $2 lacc 100 1 $a Elwick, James, $d 1973- $e author. 245 10 $a Making a grade : $b Victorian examinations and the rise of standardized testing / $c James Elwick. 263 $a 202103 264 1 $a Toronto ; $b University of Toronto Press, $c 2021. 300 $a pages cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a ÌThe Age of ExaminationsÌ: A Historical Sketch -- Monetizing Marks: The Political Economy of Examinations -- An Epistemology of the Mundane: Dissecting One Examination -- Daguerreotypes of the Mind: Paper, Partition, and Specialization -- Machining Minds: Commensuration, Tabulation, and Standardization -- Thin Descriptions: Credentials and Other Signals -- Learning and Earning: Coaching or Cramming? -- Immoral Economies: How to Cheat on a Victorian Exam -- Economies, Remoralized: Examinations as Technologies of Inclusion. 520 $a "Starting in the 1850s achievement tests became standardized in the British Isles, and were administered on an industrial scale. By the end of the century, over two million people had written mass exams, particularly in science, technology, and mathematics. Some candidates responded to this standardization by cramming or cheating; others embraced the hope that such tests rewarded not only knowledge, but also merit. Written with humour, Making a Grade looks at how standardized testing practises quietly appeared, and then spread worldwide. This book situates mass exams, marks, and credentials in an emerging paper-based meritocracy, arguing that such exams often appeared first as ÌcamerasÌ to neutrally record achievement, then became ÌenginesÌ to change education as people tailored their behaviour to fit these tests. Taking the perspective of both examiners and examinees, Making a Grade claims that our own culture’s desire for accountability through objective testing is not a new one."-- $c Provided by publisher. 530 $a Issued also in electronic format. 650 0 $a Educational tests and measurements $z Great Britain $x History $y 19th century. 650 0 $a Examinations $z Great Britain $x History $y 19th century. 650 0 $a Education $x History $z Great Britain $x History $y 19th century. 650 7 $a Education $x Standards. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00902789 650 7 $a Educational tests and measurements. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00903660 650 7 $a Examinations. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00917492 651 7 $a Great Britain. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204623 648 7 $a 1800-1899 $2 fast 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 776 08 $i Online version: $a Elwick, James, 1973- $t Making a grade. $d Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, 2021 $z 9781487539351 $z 9781487539351 $w (OCoLC)1232108670 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231117015553.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=AEE2D9E2CF3111EB9A1890BA3BECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search