Culture as a Parameter in Assessing Students Performance

Authors

  • Filomachi Spathopoulou The American University of the Middle East, Kuwait
  • Stavros Papakonstantinidis The American University of the Middle East, Kuwait

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18488/journal.73.2017.53.72.78

Abstract

Culture is not a new concept within the social sciences. In fact, culture has been widely discussed for years to investigate how it has evolved and how it still affects human communication. The aim of this article is to introduce the concept of culture and illustrate its relevance in key theoretical discussions and debates in the social sciences. Also, it aims based on secondary research evidence to highlight how differing cultural factors affect learning and assessing in higher education. The paper concludes that it is essential for assessors to consider the unique cultural characteristics when assessing their students’ performance.

Keywords:

Culturally responsive assessment, National culture, Higher education, Student performance, Internationalization, Teaching assessment

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Published

2017-10-17

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