Lessons from the coalface: supporting inclusivity

Abstract

Patchwork text (PT) is growing in popularity within the highereducation sector worldwide and is seen as ‘one of the most influential assessment innovations in higher education in recent years’ (Dalrymple and Smith 2008: 47). While PT is not new in higher education, little has been written about the inclusivist aspects of this type of assessment. This paper hopes to shed light on PT as an inclusive assessment strategy. The paper provides a number of confessions written as patches exploring not only the inclusive aspects of PT, but also how it relates to assessment for learning as well as providing an overview of what PT is. The final reflective patch will discuss the learning journey relating to the implementation of PT into modules and provide recommendations for practice.