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Problematising standards: representation or performance?
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posted on 2018-01-01, 00:00 authored by Rola AjjawiRola Ajjawi, Margaret BearmanMargaret BearmanIn this chapter, we seek to problematise notions of standards within the assessment discourse, and particularly in relation to evaluative judgement. Standards in higher education are already the subject of some debate. We review the representational and sociocultural perspectives and then introduce an alternative, sociomaterial account. Our core argument is that a standard is neither a static representation of an absolute truth nor a subjective interpretation of a culturally generated artefact, but a dynamic and emergent ‘performance’. We then consider the implication of this view for assessment in general and evaluative judgement in particular.
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Developing evaluative judgement in higher education: assessment for knowing and producing quality workChapter number
4Pagination
41 - 50Publisher
RoutledgePlace of publication
Abingdon, Eng.Publisher DOI
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9781351612524Language
engPublication classification
B1 Book chapterCopyright notice
2018, Rola Ajjawi, Margaret BearmanExtent
19Editor/Contributor(s)
D Boud, R Ajjawi, P Dawson, J TaiUsage metrics
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