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Reforms to higher education assessment reporting: opportunities and challenges

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posted on 2023-06-07, 19:55 authored by Barbara CrossouardBarbara Crossouard
This article responds to recent UK proposals on measuring and recording student achievement (Universities UK 2007) to highlight issues that are relevant across different higher education contexts, which are increasingly intertwined through the expansion of the Bologna process. Drawing from wide-ranging literature on assessment and sociology, this paper argues that the introduction of new assessment technologies cannot be seen from a purely technical perspective but instead requires a deeper appreciation of assessment as a social practice, which contributes powerfully to the construction of learner subjectivities in ways that are not necessarily benign. Although not suggesting this leads to any easy solutions, the concept of ‘meta-social’ awareness may be useful in better supporting a diverse student body in confronting the complexities of the twenty-first century.

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  • Published

Journal

Teaching in Higher Education

ISSN

1356-2517

Publisher

Routledge

Issue

3

Volume

15

Page range

247-258

Pages

11.0

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  • Education Publications

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Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2012-02-06

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