Fair student assessment: A phenomenographic study on teachers’ conceptions |
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| Institution: | Autonomous University of Madrid, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Street Tomas y Valiente 3, 28049, Madrid, Spain |
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| Abstract: | This research focuses on understanding teachers’ conceptions of what constitutes a fair assessment. In recent decades the number of studies seeking to learn about teachers’ conceptions on assessment has multiplied. The idea is simple, and involves the extent to which conceptions have an effect on what happens in practice. With this aim, a phenomenographic study was carried out to understand what is a fair assessment from teachers’ perspectives. Despite the importance of conducting phenomenographic studies in education, in Spain hardly any studies have used this methodology. Participants were 30 teachers at primary/secondary schools in Spain. The results show that teachers' conceptions of fair assessment were divided, some being more closely related to the principle of equality and others to equity. The conclusion of this study highlights the influence of the school context on teachers’ conceptions of what constitutes fair assessment (in the research, there were 15 teachers who worked in schools located in low socioeconomic status contexts and 15 who were in high socioeconomic status environments). |
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| Keywords: | Student assessment Conceptions of assessment Phenomenographic research Fair assessment Qualitative research Social justice |
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