Making a Grade takes historiographic and sociological perspectives developed to understand large-scale scientific and technical systems and uses them to highlight the standardization that went into "standardized testing."
Making a Grade takes historiographic and sociological perspectives developed to understand large-scale scientific and technical systems and uses them to highlight the standardization that went into "standardized testing."
James Elwick is an associate professor in the Department of Science and Technology Studies at York University.
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List of Figures Preface and Acknowledgments Introduction Part One: Examinations 1 "The Age of Examinations": A Historical Sketch 2 Monetizing Marks: The Political Economy of Examinations 3 An Epistemology of the Mundane: Dissecting One Examination Part Two: Examiners 4 Daguerreotypes of the Mind: Paper, Partition, and Specialization 5 Machining Minds: Commensuration, Tabulation, and Standardization 6 Thin Descriptions: Credentials and Other Signals Part Three: Examinees 7 Learning and Earning: Coaching or Cramming? 8 Immoral Economies: How to Cheat on a Victorian Exam 9 Economies, Remoralized: Examinations as Technologies of Inclusion Conclusion Appendix A: Important Dates Appendix B: Biographical List Notes Bibliography Index List of Figures Preface and Acknowledgments Introduction Part One: Examinations 1. "The Age of Examinations": A Historical Sketch 2. Monetizing Marks: The Political Economy of Examinations 3. An Epistemology of the Mundane: Dissecting One Examination Part Two: Examiners 4. Daguerreotypes of the Mind: Paper, Partition, and Specialization 5. Machining Minds: Commensuration, Tabulation, and Standardization 6. Thin Descriptions: Credentials and Other Signals Part Three: Examinees 7. Learning and Earning: Coaching or Cramming? 8. Immoral Economies: How to Cheat on a Victorian Exam 9. Economies, Remoralized: Examinations as Technologies of Inclusion Conclusion Appendix A: Important Dates Appendix B: Biographical List Notes Bibliography
List of Figures Preface and Acknowledgments Introduction Part One: Examinations 1 "The Age of Examinations": A Historical Sketch 2 Monetizing Marks: The Political Economy of Examinations 3 An Epistemology of the Mundane: Dissecting One Examination Part Two: Examiners 4 Daguerreotypes of the Mind: Paper, Partition, and Specialization 5 Machining Minds: Commensuration, Tabulation, and Standardization 6 Thin Descriptions: Credentials and Other Signals Part Three: Examinees 7 Learning and Earning: Coaching or Cramming? 8 Immoral Economies: How to Cheat on a Victorian Exam 9 Economies, Remoralized: Examinations as Technologies of Inclusion Conclusion Appendix A: Important Dates Appendix B: Biographical List Notes Bibliography Index List of Figures Preface and Acknowledgments Introduction Part One: Examinations 1. "The Age of Examinations": A Historical Sketch 2. Monetizing Marks: The Political Economy of Examinations 3. An Epistemology of the Mundane: Dissecting One Examination Part Two: Examiners 4. Daguerreotypes of the Mind: Paper, Partition, and Specialization 5. Machining Minds: Commensuration, Tabulation, and Standardization 6. Thin Descriptions: Credentials and Other Signals Part Three: Examinees 7. Learning and Earning: Coaching or Cramming? 8. Immoral Economies: How to Cheat on a Victorian Exam 9. Economies, Remoralized: Examinations as Technologies of Inclusion Conclusion Appendix A: Important Dates Appendix B: Biographical List Notes Bibliography
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