Brooks, Valerie and Fancourt, Nigel Peter Michell. (2012) Is self-assessment in religious education unique? British Journal of Religious Education, Vol.34 (No.2). pp. 123-137. ISSN 0141-6200

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Abstract

This paper addresses the question: is self-assessment in religious education unique? It first presents an overview of some challenges for assessment from subject differences, and then reviews the generic literature on self-assessment. It builds on earlier empirical research on self-assessment in religious education, carried out in an English state secondary school (Fancourt 2010); this was used to propose a variant of self-assessment which is tailored to the demands of religious education – reflexive self-assessment. Its implications for more general understandings of the relationship between subject pedagogy and self-assessment are discussed, especially the recognition of values not only in religious education but in other subjects too, reinforcing the need to develop subject-specific variants of self-assessment that reflect the breadth of learning outcomes.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	L Education > LB Theory and practice of education
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Institute of Education
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Students -- Self-rating of, Religious education -- Study and teaching -- Great Britain
Journal or Publication Title:	British Journal of Religious Education
Publisher:	Routledge
ISSN:	0141-6200
Date:	February 2012
Volume:	Vol.34
Number:	No.2
Page Range:	pp. 123-137
Identification Number:	10.1080/01416200.2011.614747
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
Funder:	Culham Educational Foundation
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