More than a grade: The human side of assessment

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Educational assessments, particularly tests like exams are something that most people can recall, reflect upon and most importantly, see as key points in their life. Such is the influence of testing and test outcomes that it remains a public focus for discussion, and yet the experiences of individuals are under-researched and often dismissed as being irrelevant.

This lecture will reflect on the work of the past decade on the ethics of assessment and what it means to be assessed in educational settings. Mary will explore how assessments might impact individuals' view of themselves and others as learners.

She will draw on her own experiences and those of the many students she has had the privilege of working with to consider why we need to change what we do when we assess – and crucially, to change how we as a society perceive the aims of education and what is considered valuable in terms of academic achievement.

This in-person event will be particularly useful for researchers, policy makers and teachers.

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Related links

• Policy briefing - Grade expectations: students’ perceptions of national examinations in England
• IOE Professorial Public Lecture Series
• Department of Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment