2024-12-05 12:25 UTC
Reform of research assessment, especially to avoid issues of over-quantification and empower qualitative assessment, is an increasingly hot topic.
Part of the debate concerns the tension between the rigidity and flexibility of assessment criteria. Should they be set in stone to avoid biases or remain flexible to allow tailor-made assessments?
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@tonyRH@mstdn.social 2024-12-05 12:26
In our new study, based on qualitative analysis of free-text responses from 121 international researchers to a survey, we examined researchers' perceptions of the social and political dimensions influencing research assessment processes. We highlight a significant discrepancy between formal evaluation criteria and their practical application, demonstrating the “performativity of assessment criteria” and raising the question to what extent criteria can or should be transparently communicated.