In recent years there have been marked changes in the patterns of assessment development in many Australian states and territories.

The increased retention rate in student numbers has had a profound effect on curriculum and assessment in secondary schools.

This book, looking at the past and into the future, offers a review of developments in assessment in both school-based and public assessment settings.

In six chapters the contributors:

• review the leading issues of the last two decades and show how assessment philosophies and methods have evolved;
• discuss commonly used assessment terms and explore working definitions of assessment types;
• comment on the validity and reliability of moderation processes from both public and school perspectives;
• discuss student participation in assessment and the negotiated curriculum; and
• speculate about the major themes of assessment as they might affect schools, teachers and students.

Please cite as: QIER (1990). Notices. Queensland Researcher, 6(3), 69. http://www.iier.org.au/qjer/qr6/notices-6-1.html