Reframing assessment to center equity : theories, models, and practices / edited by Gavin W. Henning [and four others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Henning, Gavin W., editor.

Series:

Routledge studies in innovations, organizations and technology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Academic achievement--United States--Evaluation.

Academic achievement.

Education, Higher--Social aspects--United States.

Education, Higher.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (386 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Sterling, Virginia : Stylus Publishing, LLC, [2022]

Summary:

This book makes the case for assessment of student learning as a vehicle for equity in higher education. The book proceeds through a framework of "why, what, how, and now what." The opening chapters present the case for infusing equity into assessment, arguing that assessment professionals can and should be activists in advancing equity, given the historic and systemic use of assessment as an impediment to the educational access and attainment of historically marginalized populations. The "what" chapters offer definitions of emerging terms, discuss the narratives of equity in evidence of student learning, present models and approaches to promoting equity, and explore the relationship between knowledge systems and assessment practice. The "how" chapters begin by progressively moving from the classroom to the program, then beyond the program level to share examples from student affairs. Subsequent chapters address the problem of equitable access to STEM fields; culturally responsive practices within the context of community colleges; the ongoing work of culturally situated assessment practices in Historically Black Colleges and Universities; and the role of technology-enabled assessment as a possible tool for equitable assessment. The final two chapters in the book address the "now what", providing a way for assessment professionals to develop individual awareness within their practice as a next step in the equity journey, and a conceptual framework to anchor equity in their work.

Contents:

Part one : Why?

Why the intersection of assessment and equity?

The assessment activist

Equity and assessment

Part two : What?

Current state of scholarship on assessment

The varied roles of narratives and stories in assessment

Models and approaches to increasing equity in higher education

Equity-centered assessment

Part three : How?

Assessment in class meetings

Culturally relevant assessment

Centering 'Āina in assessment

Culturally responsive assessment 2.0 through faculty and students' voices

Need for equity-minded assessment and evaluation outside of the classroom

Advancing equity in student affairs through assessment practice

Assessing equitable access to STEM fields of study

Equitable assessment in community colleges

Cultural awareness and praxis

Part four : Now what?

Leveraging technology-enabled assessment capabilities to promote equitable student outcomes

Developing individual awareness

An invitation to a beginning rather than the end.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781003446729

1003446728

9781642672589

1642672580

OCLC:

1389363870