Questioning assessment
This brief communication offers a summary of our experience of holding a series of university-wide online discussions which explored and questioned the many assumptions we bring to assessment practices in higher education. It aims to demonstrate the value of such discussions, highlighting key lesso...
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2025-03-01
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This brief communication offers a summary of our experience of holding a series of university-wide online discussions which explored and questioned the many assumptions we bring to assessment practices in higher education. It aims to demonstrate the value of such discussions, highlighting key lessons we learned, what they suggest for the future of assessment, and how we can better understand and support our students with the benefit of insights gained. Finally, we offer some practical tips for fellow higher education professionals new to this format, based on what worked well for us.
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| spelling | doaj-art-b3e8585dd83941c1bb85de46471d3a322025-08-20T02:10:09ZengAssociation for Learning Development in Higher Education (ALDinHE)Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education1759-667X2025-03-013510.47408/jldhe.vi35.1322Questioning assessment Joanne Berry0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8212-8440Rhian Ellis1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0957-7650Patricia Xavier2Swansea UniversitySwansea UniversityUK New Model Institute of Technology and Engineering This brief communication offers a summary of our experience of holding a series of university-wide online discussions which explored and questioned the many assumptions we bring to assessment practices in higher education. It aims to demonstrate the value of such discussions, highlighting key lessons we learned, what they suggest for the future of assessment, and how we can better understand and support our students with the benefit of insights gained. Finally, we offer some practical tips for fellow higher education professionals new to this format, based on what worked well for us. https://journal.aldinhe.ac.uk/index.php/jldhe/article/view/1322assessmentassumptions discussionprofessional learningonlineconnecting |
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