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The Meaning and the Ends of Teaching Religion
Author(s) -
Markham Ian
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
teaching theology and religion
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.165
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 1467-9647
pISSN - 1368-4868
DOI - 10.1111/1467-9647.00025
Subject(s) - meaning (existential) , convention , argument (complex analysis) , value (mathematics) , the holocaust , process (computing) , epistemology , sociology , work (physics) , philosophy , theology , social science , computer science , engineering , medicine , mechanical engineering , machine learning , operating system
This paper explores the relationship between assessment and ethical value. It starts by reflecting on the traditional assessment convention that distinguishes strongly between process (the ways in which a student constructs a piece of work) and conclusion. The paper then examines three case studies from Holocaust studies, feminist theology, and Providence. The argument of the paper is that these three case studies illustrate that imparting certain values is part of the teaching process, and therefore it should not be excluded from assessment.