Ensuring Assessment is Equitable and Inclusive

Best Practices for Equitable and Inclusive Assessment

• Incorporate the student voice into program assessment and take action based on their input. This can be done through asking students to reflect on their learning through a reflective assignment, portfolio, survey, focus group, or some combination of these approaches. Ensure that many student voices are included in the assessment. 

• Incorporate varied assignments that allow students to demonstrate what they have learned in multiple ways. 

• Provide students with feedback and opportunities to incorporate that feedback into their work. 

• Provide clear criteria to students about how their work will be evaluated. 

• Disaggregate assessment data to examine inequities in student learning and progression through the program. 

• Examine whether diverse perspectives are represented in course materials.  

Further Reading
Embedding Equity into Assessment Praxis - Montenegro & Jankowski (2020)
Moving Towards Culturally Responsive Assessment - Montenegro and Jankowski (2017)
What are inclusive assessment practices?   - Tufts Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning
Socially Just Assessment Podcast Series - Campus Labs
Socially Just Assessment - Campus Labs

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