[New post] The odd situation of assessment

susherwood posted: " It's May 2023 here in the UK, which means we are having so many public holidays that it feels like Belgium. As a distraction from celebrating the arrival of someone else that we didn't select into the position of Head of State, academics have been mor" Active Learning in Political Science © The odd situation of assessment susherwood May 2 It's May 2023 here in the UK, which means we are having so many public holidays that it feels like Belgium. As a distraction from celebrating the arrival of someone else that we didn't select into the position of Head of State, academics have been more focused on the latest stage of strike action by the main union, the UCU. Right now, that means a Marking and Assessment Boycott (MAB). This means not returning marks/grades to the university, which in turn means there are gaps in calculating degree classifications for completing students. Rather than get into the mechanics of all this, I'll instead focus on the new approach that employers have taken to this. In the past, there would be a relatively small deduction of pay for participating in a MAB: 10-20% was the typical range, reflecting the amount of time that might be involved, plus a bit for the disruption it caused. This time around, employers seem to be going for a rather different model: Continue reading The odd situation of assessment Comment Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from Active Learning in Political Science ©. Change your email settings at manage subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://activelearningps.com/2023/05/02/the-odd-situation-of-assessment/

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