Reasonable adjustment in assessment: The Australian experience

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Dixon, Elizabeth and Cumming, Joy. (2018). Reasonable adjustment in assessment: The Australian experience. In In K. Trimmer, R. Dixon and Y. S. Findlay (Ed.). The Palgrave handbook of education law for schools pp. 315 - 333 Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77751-1_14

Authors	Dixon, Elizabeth and Cumming, Joy
Editors	K. Trimmer, R. Dixon and Y. S. Findlay
Abstract	This chapter will explain the legislation, which underpins the right to reasonable adjustment in education in Australian schools. It will give examples of the kinds of adjustment which may be made to promote equality of opportunity in the area of assessment. It will also consider some of the controversies which have confronted, or which, it may be speculated, are likely to confront Australian education institutions as they work towards compliance with laws which impose the obligation to make reasonable adjustment to assessment policies and practices.
Keywords	assessment; Australian schools; reasonable adjustment; anti-discrimination law; disability standards for education
Page range	315 - 333
Year	2018
Book title	The Palgrave handbook of education law for schools
Publisher	Palgrave Macmillan
Place of publication	Switzerland
ISBN	9783319777504
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77751-1_14
Scopus EID	2-s2.0-85053983940
Research Group	Institute for Learning Sciences and Teacher Education (ILSTE)
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