A detailed historical account of the origins of the modern examination system in England from 1850 to 1900. At the beginning of the nineteenth century public examinations were almost unknown, yet by its end they were established as the most generally acceptable method of assessment and selection; with many they had become almost an article of the Victorian faith, though their objectivity and efficacy were already becoming matters of public controversy. The Oxford and Cambridge honours examinations provided a major source ...
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A detailed historical account of the origins of the modern examination system in England from 1850 to 1900. At the beginning of the nineteenth century public examinations were almost unknown, yet by its end they were established as the most generally acceptable method of assessment and selection; with many they had become almost an article of the Victorian faith, though their objectivity and efficacy were already becoming matters of public controversy. The Oxford and Cambridge honours examinations provided a major source for Victorian ideas of open competition and public examinations. It was seen that this model could be applied to a whole range of educational and administrative purposes. The crucial developments came between 1850 and 1870: major landmarks were the Northcote-Trevelyan Report of 1853 on the Civil Service, the foundation of the Oxford and Cambridge Local Examinations of 1857 and 1858, and Gladstone's introduction in 1870 of open competition into the Home Civil Service.
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Add this copy of Public Examinations in England 1850–1900 to cart. $9.61, good condition, Sold by Anybook rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1971 by Cambridge University Press.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 500grams, ISBN: 0521079314.
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Near Fine in Very Good+ jacket. First edition, 1971, hardcover with brown cloth boards in dust jacket, octavo, 299pp., not illustrated. Book near fine with handsome boards and tight binding, previous owner's signature to front flyleaf, otherwise text clean bright and unmarked. DJ VG+ with mild rubbing toning and soil, front flap price-clipped, looking fine in protective mylar wrap.
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Rubbed, some page-edge soil & spotting, Good. 22x14cm, x, 299 pp, In a stained, rubbed & soiled dustwrapper. A small stain to side page-edge. Contents: The Competitive Principle Established: Patronage & Competition; Middle-Class Education; Examinations and Schools, to 1857; The Oxford & Cambridge Locals & National Education, 1857-1900; Beginnings, 1857-1860; The Education of Women; Secondary Schools & Their Studies; The Examiners & the Examined; The Public Context, 1855-1900: The Civil Service Examinations: to 1870; after 1870; School Examinations-From Taunton to Bryce; Critics & Criticisms. Series: Cambridge Texts and Studies in the History of Education.
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