Changing Assessment

Conrad Hughes (PhD, EdD) is the Director General of the International School of Geneva, where he teaches Theory of Knowledge. He has published three major books on education including Education and Elitism: Challenges and Opportunities (Routledge, 2021).

• ForewordSvein Osttveit1 The Problem with Schools Today1 Human Intelligence Is Not a Single, Narrow Construct2 Human Beings Possess a Wealth of Experiences and Gifts but Few of Them Are Recognised in Formal Assessment Systems3 A Problem That Can Be Solved2 The Sociology, Ideology, and Perpetuation of 19th-Century Assessment Models1 The Origins of IQ Testing: A Zero-Sum Game2 Normal Distribution as a Fundamental Socioeconomic and Psychometric Principle3 Checkerboards and Straightjackets: The Organisation of the Timetable and Grading Systems1 The Carnegie Unit2 Standardised Curriculum Design3 Grading: Technical, Emotional, and Psychological Effects4 Placement Tests and Cut-offs5 Why Breaking the Checkerboard Is So Difficult4 The One-Size-Fits-All World of Mass Testing1 The Origins, Purposes, and Development of Large-Scale Learning Assessments2 Assessment Problems Created by Mass Testing3 The Cultural Hegemony of Assessment Centralisation and How This Affects Learners in Different Parts of the World4 The Language of Testing: Pitfalls and Inequities5 Covid-19 and the General Collapse of Traditional Assessment Systems1 An Analysis of the Inability of Examination Boards to Survive 20202 The Return to “Normal”: No Lessons Learned3 The Future of High-Stakes Assessments in an Increasingly Unpredictable World6 Politics and University Admissions: The Chokehold1 National Assessment Qualifications and University Recognition: Politics and Networks2 University Recognition of Different Diplomas3 Releasing the Chokehold7 Primary and Middle School Models1 Inquiry-Based Learning2 Project-Based Learning3 Creativity4 Rest, Pacing, and Wellbeing5 Why Do These Models Not Transfer into Secondary Schools?8 Alternative High School Models1 Vocational Programmes2 Microcredentialing and Digital Badges3 Alternative Transcripts4 Creative School-Based Projects5 Challenges and Opportunities9 Higher Education Efforts at Broadening Assessment1 College Board2 Test-Optional Pathways3 Interviews4 Personal Statements5 Sports and Arts Scholarships6 Assessment Constructs10 Assessment of Talent in the Workplace1 Personality Tests2 Growth and Evaluation: Different Approaches3 Replacing Performance Reviews with Ongoing Feedback: Implications for Learning and the World of Work11 Competences1 UNESCO IBE’s Work and Vision of Curriculum and Competences2 The Significance of Competences for the Future of Work3 Assessing Competences12 The International School of Geneva and UNESCO International Bureau of Education1 The Ecolint Learner Passport2 The Coalition to Honour All LearningIndex