Background
Raven, John was born on July 21, 1936 in London. Son of John Carlyle and Mary Elizabeth Raven.
(The Tragic Illusion, Winner of THE WORLD EDUCATION PRIZE ...)
The Tragic Illusion, Winner of THE WORLD EDUCATION PRIZE for the book published in 1991 or 1992 which contributed the most to the social purposes of education. The assessment of the results of good educational practice defies conventional measurement because traditional attainment tests measure only small and arbitrary samples of low-level memorized information drawn from the domain of a discipline. They fail to measure academic, intellectual, or practical competence. Their results, therefore, lead to inappropriate conclusions and interfere with pupil placement and programs. Raven believes that reform should take the form of competency-oriented education. The teaching role should move from telling to facilitating growth. Testing should move to Generic Competence Assessments. The book covers: Some illustrations of the limitations of Conventional Measurement Paradigms and Their Implications; A Formal Model of Competence, Motivation and Behavior and Its Assessment; The Need for Basic Reform of Assessment; The Nature of Competence; Implementing Generic Competence Assessments; The Question of Validity
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Confronts directly the vital question of how we as a society develop the competencies in our citizens that we need to sustain our economy and society in an increasingly competitive world.
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Raven, John was born on July 21, 1936 in London. Son of John Carlyle and Mary Elizabeth Raven.
Bachelor of Science, Aberdeen (Scotland) U., 1959; postgraduate diploma in social psychology, London School Economics, 1960; Doctor of Philosophy, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland, 1982.
Scientific officer/senior social services officer, British Civil Svc., London, 1960-1968; senior research officer, Economics & Social Research Institute, Dublin, 1968-1976; part-time project leader, Scottish Council Research on Education, Edinburgh, 1976-1982; freelance researcher, consultant, Edinburgh, since 1976.
(Confronts directly the vital question of how we as a soci...)
(The Tragic Illusion, Winner of THE WORLD EDUCATION PRIZE ...)
Married Chynthia Jean Burton. Children: John Arthur, Alexander Rex.