Journal of Useful Investigations in Creative Education
In my experience as a sessional lecturer at a number of London art colleges – and a student, having written a BA, MA and currently undertaking a practice-based PhD – I feel that the essay still tends to be the dominant assessment form. In fact, it is the form that in many cases may be …
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The University for the Creative Arts (UCA) conducted a report researching into the black and minority ethnic (BME) student experience in 2018. This research found that UCA enables a positive learning experience for such students but it is not immune from contributing factors that can influence a student’s experience learning in a negative way (Dixon-Smith, …
Before we can begin to decolonise assessment, we first need to orientate ourselves towards the them of decolonisation itself. This toolkit begins with an artwork created by Laura Blight specifically to visualise the complex dynamics at play within decolonisation. The authors then explain the relationship between decolonisation and assessment, and provide a helpful flow diagram …
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Team Mars provide some quick tips and suggestions for decolonising assessment in creative disciplines. Suggested citation: Turner, L., Laketu, T., Brook, D., Thomas, A., Bronte, J. and Nowson, K. (2021) Decolonising Assessment toolkit. Journal of Useful Investigations in Creative Education. Published on 25th October 2021 | Photo by Andrew Stutesman on Unsplash
This toolkit presents three approaches to decolonising assessment. In 'opening the space to talk', the authors use bell hooks' belief that 'the professor must genuinely value everyone's presence' before planning assessment. In 'framing and context', the authors highlight how we need to pay attention to how we give formative assessment and feedback. In 'access and …
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The toolkit focuses on applying a perspective of decolonisation to aspects of academic writing in creative disciplines. The authors focus on six key areas: intellectual engagement, supporting materials, reflective writing, literature, English as a second language and support services. Each section summarises and condenses useful literature into a series of practical guidelines in order to …
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James Caddick begins this toolkit by considering the influence of a teacher's identity on their approach to teaching, and provides a series of questions to invite reflection and action. The toolkit then includes practical steps for developing more inclusive assessment. Paula Rice highlights the dangers of assumptions with regard to the language used in assessment, …
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Rachel James begins this toolkit by exploring definitions of 'decolonisation' in education in order to understand the power inherent in this term. Lucia Lu investigates the origins of decolonisation and observes important implications for international students, and the toolkit then examines the issue of institutional racism in higher education. Laura Holme highlights the importance of …
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Georgina Andrews begins this toolkit by presenting the names of fifty culturally diverse artists, making the point that as educators we need to broaden our own reference points in creative education. Richard Kilroy draws attention to the implicit bias in Fashion Illustration by highlighting the dominance of white skin tone. Ruth Lawrenson invites us to …
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This toolkit was created by members of Team Pluto as part of their PGCert in Creative Education. The authors identify five areas of focus for decolonising assessment: offering choice, making space, mapping bias, the shadow of language, and language and feedback. The toolkit provides a valuable reminder of things we can change in our teaching …
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