Assessments
These resources will offer you ideas for ways to revise your assessments so they are more equity-based and inclusive.
Reframing Assessment to Center Equity
Dr. Keith Edwards discusses his book, Reframing Assessment to Center Equity.
Equity-driven High Achievement: Assessment of Student Learning and Development
This book provides a framework and resources for developing and using equity-based assessments.
Reframing Assessment to Center Equity: Theories, Models, and Practices
This book makes a case for assessment of student learning as a vehicle for equity in higher education, proceeding through a framework of “why, what, how, and now what.”
Working towards Culturally Responsive Assessment Practices
The National Council of Teachers of English offers suggestions for how to implement culturally sensitive assessment practices for instructors and students alike.
Equity and Formative Assessment in Higher Education
Dorit Alt and Nirit Raichel discuss case studies to illustrate formative assessment methods for cultural responsiveness in higher education classrooms.
Labor-based Grading Contracts: Building Equity and Inclusion in the Compassionate Writing Classroom
Drawing on antiracist teaching practices, Dr. Asao Inoue argues that labor-based grading contracts offer a compassionate approach that is strongly grounded in social justice work; this book offers theories and practical ways to begin using these contracts in classrooms with writing.
Assessment for Inclusion in Higher Education
Bringing together international authors to examine how diversity and inclusion impact assessment in higher education, this book provides educators with the knowledge and understanding required to transform practices so that they are more equitable and inclusive of diverse learners.
Culturally Sensitive, Relevant, Responsive and Sustaining Assessment
The Center for Assessment offers definitions and examples of culturally sensitive, relevant, responsive, and sustaining assessments.
Courtney Brown provides an overview of how to be thoughtful and intentional about equitable assessments.
Working towards Culturally Responsive Assessment Practices
Suggestions in how to implement culutrally sensitive assessment practices for instructors and students alike.
Center for Culturally Responsive Evaluation and Assessment
This organization offers annual conferences on culturally responsive evaluation and assessment practices.
University of Minnesota provides a series of strategies for ensuring equitable and inclusive assessments.
Equity-Centered Questions to Ask throughout the Assessment Process
This resources provides a series of questions to ask in order to ensure your assessments are equity-centered.
Equity-centered Assessment for Higher Education Faculty
This site offers definitions and examples of equity-centered assessments.
This resource provides an overview of how to integrate UDL (Universal Design for Learning) principles into assessments.
Equity in Writing Assessments: Alternative Grading Approaches
Boston University offers alternative grading approaches for students’ writing in order to promote equity in the classroom.
The National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessments offers several resources and case studies for equitable assessment practices.
Equity-driven High Achievement: Assessment of Student Learning and Development
This book provides a framework and resources for developing and using equity-based assessments.
Reframing Assessment to Center Equity: Theories, Models, and Practices
This book makes a case for assessment of student learning as a vehicle for equity in higher education, proceeding through a framework of “why, what, how, and now what.”
Working towards Culturally Responsive Assessment Practices
The National Council of Teachers of English offers suggestions for how to implement culturally sensitive assessment practices for instructors and students alike.
Equity and Formative Assessment in Higher Education
Dorit Alt and Nirit Raichel discuss case studies to illustrate formative assessment methods for cultural responsiveness in higher education classrooms.
This journal article published in Higher Education Research and Development offers strategies for faculty to redesign their assessments for more inclusive practices.
Labor-based Grading Contracts: Building Equity and Inclusion in the Compassionate Writing Classroom
Drawing on antiracist teaching practices, Dr. Asao Inoue argues that labor-based grading contracts offer a compassionate approach that is strongly grounded in social justice work; this book offers theories and practical ways to begin using these contracts in classrooms with writing.
Assessment for Inclusion in Higher Education
Bringing together international authors to examine how diversity and inclusion impact assessment in higher education, this book provides educators with the knowledge and understanding required to transform practices so that they are more equitable and inclusive of diverse learners.
Culturally Sensitive, Relevant, Responsive and Sustaining Assessment
The Center for Assessment offers definitions and examples of culturally sensitive, relevant, responsive, and sustaining assessments.
Courtney Brown provides an overview of how to be thoughtful and intentional about equitable assessments.
Working towards Culturally Responsive Assessment Practices
Suggestions in how to implement culutrally sensitive assessment practices for instructors and students alike.
Center for Culturally Responsive Evaluation and Assessment
This organization offers annual conferences on culturally responsive evaluation and assessment practices.
University of Minnesota provides a series of strategies for ensuring equitable and inclusive assessments.
Equity-Centered Questions to Ask throughout the Assessment Process
This resources provides a series of questions to ask in order to ensure your assessments are equity-centered.
Equity-centered Assessment for Higher Education Faculty
Equity-centered Assessment for Higher Education Faculty
This resource provides an overview of how to integrate UDL (Universal Design for Learning) principles into assessments.
Equity in Writing Assessments: Alternative Grading Approaches
Boston University offers alternative grading approaches for students’ writing in order to promote equity in the classroom.
Reframing Assessment to Center Equity
Dr. Keith Edwards discusses his book, Reframing Assessment to Center Equity.
