Social science - academic assessment and inclusion.

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Suitable for 14-19-year olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, STEM clubs and at home.

This resource links to KS4 and KS5 Sociology, Psychology and PSHE.
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It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks:
Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information
Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers

• This teaching resource explains the work of Dr Chrsitina H. Paguyo and Dr Valentina Iturbe-LaGrave from the University of Denver in the USA. Experts in academic assessment and inclusion respectively, they have worked together to help teachers embrace inclusive teaching techniques.

• This resource also contains interviews with Dr Paguyo and Dr Iturbe-LaGrave.

• The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Dr Paguyo and Dr Iturbe-LaGrave’s research and challenges them to investigate perceptions of diversity, equity and inclusion in their own school.

This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE).

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