An exam is a moral document
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: It is sometimes said that "a budget is a moral document." In other words, despite common perceptions of a budget as a dry set of numerical tabulations, the corresponding decisions as to how money is collected and spent express the moral values of the budget writers. In this essay, I use my personal experiences as a classroom teacher and science education researcher to argue that an exam should be considered a moral document too. My argument rests on three propositions: first, that assessing students is a core responsibility of teaching; second, that our exams reflect our values; and third, that our values deserve explicit articulation and robust discussion.
Author: Gregory J. Crowther
Institution: Everett Community College
Language: English
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7142430807
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