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Assessment choice: Narrowing or widening gaps in achievement? (2020)
Presentation / Conference
Bird, S., & Bennett, L. (2020, September). Assessment choice: Narrowing or widening gaps in achievement?. Paper presented at Chartered Association of Business Schools Learning Teaching and Student Experience Conference, Online

Choice in assessment topic/mode is widely accepted as a means to reduce attainment gaps and engage students in learning (Price et al., 2012; O'Neill, 2011), as students from diverse backgrounds can 'play to their strengths' through choices reflecting... Read More about Assessment choice: Narrowing or widening gaps in achievement?.

Assessment choice and student anxiety: widening the very gap we are seeking to close? (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Bird, S., & Bennett, L. (2019, December). Assessment choice and student anxiety: widening the very gap we are seeking to close?. Paper presented at Society for Research in Higher Education Annual Conference, Newport, Wales

Choice of assessment topic and/or mode can facilitate inclusive assessment, allowing students to choose topics reflecting their interests and backgrounds, and choose formats that support strong performance and benefit learning. O’Neill (2011) found t... Read More about Assessment choice and student anxiety: widening the very gap we are seeking to close?.