Modern Learners 2018 Provocation of the Year — from modernlearners.com by Bruce Dixon
Excerpt:
In this context, provocation is therefore about deconstructing meanings and hidden agendas, challenging assumptions and seeking new ways of thinking not just about what we do, or how we do it, but most importantly, why we do what we do.
It is in this context that the choice for our 2018 Provocation of the Year came down to a single word… assessment.
“Indeed as one of the most prolific writers on the topic, Alfie Kohn suggested, ‘assessment should be an unobtrusive servant of teaching and learning.’ Now there’s a provocation to really start a vibrant conversation.“