The Importance of Culturally Safe Assessment Tools for Inuit Students
There are still no major assessment and diagnostic tools that educators can use to properly assess our Inuit students’ learning. Cultural safety as it is currently defined in New Zealand educational research (Macfarlane et al., 2007) is necessary in creating a classroom community that encourages the...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:3bcefa27011742de9dcb098534e3487b 2023-05-15T16:54:38+02:00 The Importance of Culturally Safe Assessment Tools for Inuit Students Jasmin Stoffer 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1017/jie.2016.30 https://doaj.org/article/3bcefa27011742de9dcb098534e3487b EN eng Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Unit, The University of Queensland https://ajie.atsis.uq.edu.au/ajie/article/view/194 https://doaj.org/toc/2049-7784 doi:10.1017/jie.2016.30 2049-7784 https://doaj.org/article/3bcefa27011742de9dcb098534e3487b The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, Vol 46, Iss 1 (2017) education inuit cultural safety assessment Special aspects of education LC8-6691 article 2017 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1017/jie.2016.30 2022-12-30T19:44:29Z There are still no major assessment and diagnostic tools that educators can use to properly assess our Inuit students’ learning. Cultural safety as it is currently defined in New Zealand educational research (Macfarlane et al., 2007) is necessary in creating a classroom community that encourages the appreciation of culture and worldview, and ultimately enables success as defined by the culture and community of the students. Modern day assessment tools used with Inuit students must also conform to this standard of cultural safety in order to ensure the equity and authenticity of the assessment results. There is a need for ongoing research and development of culturally safe assessment tools. To date, recommendations that include collaboration with local populations, evaluation of the tools presently being used, and the due diligence of ensuring these tools are culturally unbiased are a few guidelines that have the potential of creating culturally safe assessments that portray students’ true learning abilities and assist both teacher and community in the support of their students’ learning and success. Article in Journal/Newspaper inuit Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles New Zealand The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education 46 1 64 70 |
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There are still no major assessment and diagnostic tools that educators can use to properly assess our Inuit students’ learning. Cultural safety as it is currently defined in New Zealand educational research (Macfarlane et al., 2007) is necessary in creating a classroom community that encourages the appreciation of culture and worldview, and ultimately enables success as defined by the culture and community of the students. Modern day assessment tools used with Inuit students must also conform to this standard of cultural safety in order to ensure the equity and authenticity of the assessment results. There is a need for ongoing research and development of culturally safe assessment tools. To date, recommendations that include collaboration with local populations, evaluation of the tools presently being used, and the due diligence of ensuring these tools are culturally unbiased are a few guidelines that have the potential of creating culturally safe assessments that portray students’ true learning abilities and assist both teacher and community in the support of their students’ learning and success. |
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