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Revista Lusófona de Educação

versão impressa ISSN 1645-7250

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AFONSO, Almerindo Janela. Not everything that counts in education can be measured or compared.: A critique to accountability based upon standardized tests and school rankings. Rev. Lusófona de Educação [online]. 2009, n.13, pp.13-29. ISSN 1645-7250.

Generally, the concept of accountability is polysemic and complex. However, I only intend to mention, in this paper, some aspects of a wider theoretical and conceptual contextualization. Here, at first, the concept of accountability is associated to three interrelated dimensions: evaluation, to give account and ‘responsabilization’. Secondly, some relationships between assessment and accountability are analysed having as pretext standardized tests, national exams, and rankings. Finally, I conclude that accountability, based only in standardized tests and rankings of the schools, is an incomplete and reductive form of accountability, considering the complexity and plurality of the objectives, mandates and functions of school education.

Palavras-chave : educational policies; accountability; standardized tests; national examinations; rankings.

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