Epistemic agency: a link between assessment, knowledge and society

• Published in: Higher education Vol. 88; no. 2; pp. 777 - 794
• Main Authors: Nieminen, Juuso Henrik, Ketonen, Laura
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.08.2024; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: College students; Discourses; Education; Educational Assessment; Epistemology; Evaluation; Feedback; Higher Education; Knowledge; Learning; Society; Students; Epistemic agency; Social justice; Epistemology; Student agency; Assessment

In this conceptual article, we discuss the idea of students’ epistemic agency as an overlooked link between assessment, knowledge and society. We transcend the contemporary discourses around assessment that focus on its authenticity and student-centredness and instead investigate assessment from the...