About the course
Online | On-demand | Fee: £195 (Incl. VAT) or £175.50 (Incl. VAT) for members.
'EDIB' (sometimes known as Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) or Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) or Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) is an important concept to consider when working in assessment.
In this on-demand course, you'll explore a learner-led environment that will provide you with the opportunity to reflect and identify how your own position and biases might impact your approach to assessment.
- 16 hours of learner-led study with a range of practical activities, including interactive quizzes and frameworks for individual reflection
- The course invites you to explore EDIB principles within your own context, providing an opportunity to reflect on and apply them to your specific setting
- The modules are designed to be compatible with accessibility tools, ensuring the best possible experience for all learners
- Global access, with no fixed location or time zone requirements
- Certification upon completion of all course modules
- Embedding equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging (EDIB) in assessment practice is scalable to organisational-wide application with discounts on request.
After completing this course you will be able to:
- Explain the importance of EDIB in relation to assessment principles of reliability, validity, and fairness
- Explain the differences between equity, equality, accessibility, and inclusion in assessment
- Identify how your own positionality and bias may impact your assessment practice
- Explore EDIB legislation and regulations in your context
- Develop and apply strategies for inclusive assessment design.
This online course is aimed at anyone working in assessment who wants to develop and apply strategies for inclusive assessment design. It explores how we can adopt a universal design approach for assessment, fostering equity and justice within our educational and assessment systems. By critically examining how assessment has often been shaped by social and cultural factors, we can look at how we can adapt and change these to meet the needs of a diverse, intersectional society.
- Key terms
- Importance of EDIB in creating valid assessments
- Construct-irrelevant variance and construct underrepresentation
- EDIB, reliability and fairness
- Considering context
- Legal and regulatory frameworks
- The need for equity and justice
- Positionality and stereotype threat
- The potential for unconscious bias
- Diversity, decolonisation and social justice
- The importance of decolonisation
- The importance of belonging in assessment
- From belonging to mattering
- Accessibility and inclusion
- Universal Design for Learning and Universal Design for Assessment
- Potential bias in your context
- Case study: Apprenticeships
- Embedding EDIB in your assessment strategy
- Modes of assessment and inclusivity
- Making reasonable adjustments
- Creating more inclusive and accessible assessments
- Producing guidance to support clearer and more accessible assessments
- Enhancing assessments through accessibility reviews
We define EDIB as Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging. These principles aim to create a fair, accessible, and inclusive environment that values and respects diverse learners.
We oppose discrimination and act inclusively for all people, irrespective of race, gender, sexuality, religion, belief, disability, or age. We want everyone to feel welcome at Cambridge.
We will help widen access to education as we innovate to remove barriers and enhance support. We will enable millions more people to reimagine and realise their futures. We are embedding inclusion principles in our people, product, and operational strategies, each tailored to reflect local cultures, priorities, and needs.
We are strengthening governance to ensure we are consistent in how we apply our policies and creating an ethical framework to inform our approach.
Read more about the Cambridge position.
Access will be provided for five months from enrolment.
We recommend completing it over eight weeks, taking two weeks per module, but you will have access for five months in case you need longer to complete.
'Learner-led' means the course emphasises personal reflection and encourages participants to apply the content to their own experiences and contexts. This approach ensures practical and meaningful application of EDIB principles for a global audience.
Yes, although we recommend using a laptop or computer to make sure you have no difficulty accessing the course. The recommended internet browser is Google Chrome.
The learning website is responsive and will adapt to your screen size, either due to the size of your device or depending on how far you zoom in or out.
Yes, participants who complete all course modules will receive a certificate of completion.
I highly recommend this course to anyone wanting to learn more about EDIB in assessments. It offers a rich and thought-provoking exploration of equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging in assessment, grounded in key principles such as validity, reliability, and fairness. Each encouraged me to reflect on my own role and assumptions and the exploration of EDIB and its practical implications was also incredibly useful. The key takeaway for me was the confidence I have gained in developing and applying strategies for inclusive assessment design. The course doesn’t just raise awareness—it equips you with tools to make meaningful changes in your practice."
Nicola Raphael, Commissioning Editor, United Kingdom