Conceptualising and measurably reducing race and ethnicity gaps in HE assessment
Reflections from Paul Ian Campbell drawing from his recent book on Race and Assessment in Higher Education Providers (HEPs).
Conceptualising and measurably reducing race and ethnicity gaps in HE assessment
19 Mar 2025, 17:30 – 19:00
This seminar will discuss research focused on race and assessment and what works with regards to equalising the uneven educative experiences of racialised students in higher education.
Paul will address the barriers specifically within HE assessment and related practices that are experienced by students of colour in UK Higher Education Providers (HEPs).
Paul will present a case-study example of how to move from sociological enquiry to measurable change, and provide a space to discuss the pressing issues revealed by his work. There will be a Q&A during the seminar.
He will draw on the findings of the first holistic, large-scale, UK, multi-institution and mixed-methods evaluation of an intervention explicitly designed to reduce the racialised barriers that exist within HE assessment, which Paul explores in his book 'Race and Assessment in Higher Education.'
This seminar shines light on the Racially Inclusive Practice in Assessment Guidance Intervention’s (RIPIAG) impact for improving:
- Teaching staff’s ability to identify and reduce the racialised inequities that are manifest in their assessment practice
- Students from minority-ethnic backgrounds’ experiences of assessment, and
- Its capacity to foster a reduction in the race award gap in student outcomes in assessment at the module level across all types of assessment in all disciplines.
This event will be particularly useful for students, researchers, teachers, lecturers and policymakers.
Related links
- More about the book: Race and Assessment in Higher Education
- Department of Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment
- Post with #EAG@IOE_Race_Assessment
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Dr Paul Ian Campbell
Associate Professor in the Sociology of Race and Inclusion
University of Leicester
Paul is also Visiting Professor at the University of South Wales and Loughborough, and a National Teaching Fellow.
He is the leading voice in race and assessment in the UK and supports over 10% of the UK HE sector in addressing racial inequalities in their curricular and assessment processes and policies.
Further information
Ticketing
Pre-booking essential
Cost
Free
Open to
All
Availability
Yes
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