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This episode was generated using AI narration via Google Notebook LM. It is based on and produced from the full article published on the Echoes of Learning and Teaching blog.

🎧 Episode 7: “Why Are We Locking Students Into Early Judgments? Rethinking Point-in-Time Assessment”

In this episode of Echoes of Learning and Teaching, we challenge a familiar practice: using one-off, point-in-time assessments to define student learning and progress. Drawing on the blog post “Why Are We Locking Students Into Early Judgments? Rethinking Point-in-Time Assessment”, we ask: Are we prematurely judging learners and, in the process, limiting their potential?

We’ll explore questions like:

• What happens when a student’s performance is captured in one snapshot and then treated as their ‘fixed’ standing?
• How does early judgment shape self-concept, motivation, and future opportunities for students?
• What might it look like to design assessment systems that allow for growth, revision, and multiple entry-points rather than finality?

Join us as we rethink how and when we assess, consider how bias creeps into early measurements, and imagine a more flexible, responsive future for assessment where students aren’t locked into a single moment but invited into a continuum of growth.

🔗 Read the original post here: https://echoesoflearningandteaching.com/2025/10/15/why-are-we-locking-students-into-early-judgments-rethinking-point-in-time-assessment/

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