The Use of Humor in Assessment: A Case Study

Julia J. C. Blau & Eric T. Blau   |    Volume Fourteen  |   

Academic Assessment faces many challenges, one of which is low participation on the part of faculty members (e.g. Smith, 2005). Here we present a case study from our assessment work in higher education. In addition to updating the instructions we created assessment documents for Hogwart’s School of Witchcraft and Wizardry as a template for faculty to use. The data suggest that presenting assessment to faculty in a humorous way, and geared toward faculty concerns, can both increase participation and the quality of the participation.

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