What is culturally specific assessment?
Culturally specific assessment is assessment that (a) supports the (academic) development of individuals, (b) is inclusive of a willingness to nurture and support cultural competence, (c) aims to support the development of a sociopolitical or critical consciousness within students, (d) is focused on constructs and measures of importance to educational practitioners and other key stakeholders, and (e) functions within a system of knowledge that exists within a named worldview (Sul, 2019).
Reference
Sul, D. A. (2019, March). Reclaiming educational autonomy and minimizing measurement disjuncture through a culturally specific assessment development process. [Paper presentation]. Culturally Responsive Evaluation and Assessment (CREA) Conference 2019, Chicago, IL. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/332275884_Reclaiming_educational_autonomy_and_minimizing_measurement_disjuncture_through_a_culturally_specific_assessment_development_process