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Ontological assessment decisions in teaching and learning

Ontological assessment decisions in teaching and learning
Ontological assessment decisions in teaching and learning

In the design and implementation of assessment, institutions of higher education work within complex social structures, whilst adhering to rigorous standards, courses, and learning outcomes. This chapter makes the case that finding the balance between conflicting expectations is not easy and how universities factor equity within these constraints further complicates assessment for inclusion. Centring ontological awareness in assessment design and drawing on an evidence-making intervention framework to sustainably account for matters of concern in assessment decisions, the chapter proposes innovative approaches to do away with reasonable adjustments. Instead, by engaging theories that emphasise heterogeneity, interconnection, and temporality, assessment can be designed to be more inclusive of all.

74-84
Taylor & Francis
Whitburn, Ben
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Edward Thomas, Matthew Krehl
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Ajjawi, Rola
Tai, Joanna
Boud, David
Jorre de St Jorre, Trina
Whitburn, Ben
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Edward Thomas, Matthew Krehl
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Ajjawi, Rola
Tai, Joanna
Boud, David
Jorre de St Jorre, Trina

Whitburn, Ben and Edward Thomas, Matthew Krehl (2022) Ontological assessment decisions in teaching and learning. In, Ajjawi, Rola, Tai, Joanna, Boud, David and Jorre de St Jorre, Trina (eds.) Assessment for Inclusion in Higher Education: Promoting Equity and Social Justice in Assessment. Taylor & Francis, pp. 74-84. (doi:10.4324/9781003293101-9).

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In the design and implementation of assessment, institutions of higher education work within complex social structures, whilst adhering to rigorous standards, courses, and learning outcomes. This chapter makes the case that finding the balance between conflicting expectations is not easy and how universities factor equity within these constraints further complicates assessment for inclusion. Centring ontological awareness in assessment design and drawing on an evidence-making intervention framework to sustainably account for matters of concern in assessment decisions, the chapter proposes innovative approaches to do away with reasonable adjustments. Instead, by engaging theories that emphasise heterogeneity, interconnection, and temporality, assessment can be designed to be more inclusive of all.

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Published date: 19 December 2022

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Local EPrints ID: 479186
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/479186
PURE UUID: 19c07eb5-6607-4979-998b-e678b3b1074a
ORCID for Ben Whitburn: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-3137-2803

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Date deposited: 20 Jul 2023 16:43
Last modified: 06 Jun 2024 02:14

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Author: Ben Whitburn ORCID iD
Author: Matthew Krehl Edward Thomas
Editor: Rola Ajjawi
Editor: Joanna Tai
Editor: David Boud
Editor: Trina Jorre de St Jorre

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