Anonymous examination marking at University of Cape Town: the quest for an 'agonizing-free zone'

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dc.contributor.authorShay, Suellenen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorJones, Barbaraen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-29T08:37:38Z
dc.date.available2014-07-29T08:37:38Z
dc.date.issued2006en_ZA
dc.descriptionThis is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in South African Journal of Higher Education in 2006, available online: http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/sajhe.v20i4.25682.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractDrawing on Bourdieu's theory of social practice, the author challenges common-sense notions of objectivity and subjectivity which inform assessment practice, and argues for assessment as a socially situated interpretive act. A case study of an engineering community of practice at a South African university illustrates the multiple subjectivities that shape assessors' interpretations of student performance. This case study contributes to an understanding of academic professional judgment as a 'double reading' - an iterative movement between different modes of knowledge which comprise the objective and the subjective. The author concludes with a brief discussion of the theoretical and practical implications of this for how academic communities of practice come to judge and how these judgments are validated.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationShay, S., & Jones, B. (2006). Anonymous examination marking at University of Cape Town: the quest for an 'agonizing-free zone'. <i>Studies in Higher Education</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3342en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationShay, Suellen, and Barbara Jones "Anonymous examination marking at University of Cape Town: the quest for an 'agonizing-free zone'." <i>Studies in Higher Education</i> (2006) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3342en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationShay, S., Jones, B. 2006. Anonymous examination marking at University of Cape Town: the quest for an 'agonizing-free zone'. Studies in Higher Education.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0307-5079en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Shay, Suellen AU - Jones, Barbara AB - Drawing on Bourdieu's theory of social practice, the author challenges common-sense notions of objectivity and subjectivity which inform assessment practice, and argues for assessment as a socially situated interpretive act. A case study of an engineering community of practice at a South African university illustrates the multiple subjectivities that shape assessors' interpretations of student performance. This case study contributes to an understanding of academic professional judgment as a 'double reading' - an iterative movement between different modes of knowledge which comprise the objective and the subjective. The author concludes with a brief discussion of the theoretical and practical implications of this for how academic communities of practice come to judge and how these judgments are validated. DA - 2006 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - Studies in Higher Education LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2006 SM - 0307-5079 T1 - Anonymous examination marking at University of Cape Town: the quest for an 'agonizing-free zone' TI - Anonymous examination marking at University of Cape Town: the quest for an 'agonizing-free zone' UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3342 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/3342
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationShay S, Jones B. Anonymous examination marking at University of Cape Town: the quest for an 'agonizing-free zone'. Studies in Higher Education. 2006; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3342.en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisherUnisa Pressen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyCentre for Higher Education Developmenten_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.sourceStudies in Higher Educationen_ZA
dc.source.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.4314/sajhe.v20i4.25682
dc.titleAnonymous examination marking at University of Cape Town: the quest for an 'agonizing-free zone'en_ZA
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