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Dr. Juuso Henrik Nieminen, Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Research in Assessment and Digital Learning (CRADLE) at Deakin University, Australia

Assessment is often cited as an ‘engine’ that drives student learning more than perhaps any other factor. In our attempts to design inclusive pedagogies in higher education, we must not forget about assessment. This presentation asks: What might be achieved if inclusion work started from assessment? What if the ‘engine’ of the university were redesigned to foster inclusion rather than measurement or competition? This presentation outlines practical design principles for inclusive assessment, based on a program of research focused on student voice. It is argued that true inclusion will not be achieved if inclusive values do not reach assessment – grades, exams, metrics, rankings – given the power that assessment holds in contemporary academia.

 Pedagogy + sessions are termly events focused on aspects of higher education curricula and pedagogy from the perspectives of teaching academics in different disciplines. The sessions are presented through the University's Centre for Teaching and Learning Research, which welcomes PGCertHE members to its intellectual community. We value the opportunity of joining together widely in discussion, so these events are open to all. However they have been developed specifically as a resource for colleagues on our own PGCertHE.

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Last updated: Monday, 26 January 2026