359
Views
2
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Articles

Using school-based assessments to advance the integration of sustainable development competences by capitalising on the practice of teaching to the test

Pages 715-732 | Received 06 Jul 2021, Accepted 25 Jul 2022, Published online: 07 Aug 2022
 

Abstract

History has shown that despite favourable changes in policy and perception, undesirable or ineffective educational practices in the Caribbean have remained largely unchanged, or superficially or inadequately changed. It has also shown that high stakes summative assessment wields considerable influence on the content to which students are exposed and the teaching and assessment methodologies used in the classroom through the widespread practice of teaching to the test. It is against this background that this paper purports that the integration of sustainable development competences (SDCs) can be advanced through high stakes assessments by capitalizing on the widespread practice of teaching to the test. By focusing specifically on the school-based assessment (SBAs) component of the summative, high stakes examinations used by the Caribbean Examinations Council, the paper examines how SBAs can be optimized to measure and thereby advance the integration of SDCs. The paper opines that through its allowance for formative assessment, integrated assessment, inquiry-based projects and group work, SBAs are optimal for assessing and furthering SDC development.

View correction statement:
Correction

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

Additional information

Notes on contributors

Clavia T. Williams-McBean

Clavia Williams-McBean (Ph.D) is a lecturer of Education Measurement and Research in the School of Education, UWI, Mona with 15 years of teaching experience at the secondary and tertiary levels. Her research interests include large-scale assessment, school-based assessment, formative assessment, teacher professional development, research methodologies, English Language and Literature Education.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.