Assessing Without Creating Barriers
Welcome to the Flash Course “Assessing Without Creating Barriers”! This online session invites educators, students, and anyone interested in the topic to reflect on clearer, more equitable, and more inclusive assessment practices in higher education. Through practical examples and applied strategies, the course explores ways to adapt exams, assignments, and assessment criteria to increase clarity, transparency, and predictability in evaluation processes. The goal is to support assessment practices that reduce academic stress and prevent situations of unintentional exclusion, promoting fairer and more accessible learning environments for all students. Participation is free, but registration is mandatory.
Content
- Practical strategies to make assessments clearer and more accessible.
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Ways to adapt exams and assignments to respond to student diversity.
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Techniques to increase transparency and predictability in assessment processes.
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Principles of equitable assessment that reduce barriers to learning.
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Good practice examples for promoting inclusion through assessment.
Target Audience
Higher education teachers interested in more inclusive and transparent assessment practices, students curious about fairer ways of evaluating learning, and anyone interested in promoting equity and accessibility in educational processes.
Motivation
Assessment is one of the most critical aspects of the educational process and can often create unintended barriers to participation and learning. This session provides practical tools to rethink assessment practices, making them fairer, more transparent, and better aligned with inclusive teaching principles.