EXAMPLE REPORT. Fictional school, invented data. This is not a real school or real staff responses.
Sample report: Hillside Example School
Epistemic Alignment Audit · 24 staff responses (example)
24Staff responses
68 / 100Alignment score
View of assessmentLargest gap
3 of 10Areas with strong agreement
Declared position against staff average
Each line runs between two contrasting positions. The hollow marker is what the school's vision declares. The solid marker is the average of staff answers. The rows at the top have the largest gap and are the best place to start the conversation.
Declared in the vision Staff average
View of assessmentGap 0.80
MeasurementEvidence
Role of the teacherGap 0.55
AuthorityCo-inquirer
Purpose of educationGap 0.50
CredentialingFlourishing
Ontology of learningGap 0.40
TransmissionParticipation
Ontology of knowledgeGap 0.35
ObjectivistConstructivist
View of the learnerGap 0.15
Novice-to-shapeMeaning-maker
View of abilityGap 0.10
FixedIncremental
Source of authorityGap 0.10
Text/traditionReason/dialogue
Curriculum stanceGap 0.10
CanonicalEmergent
Ethical orientationGap 0.05
VirtueCritical care
What staff say against what they do
In this example, staff strongly agree with "assessment should give evidence of learning, not just a mark". In the classroom scenarios, most chose options that put grades first. Belief and practice part company here, so this is the most useful place to look.
Suggested opening question
"When we say assessment is about evidence of learning, what would a visitor see in our classrooms that shows it? Where do grades still come first, and why?"
Type of gap (example reading)
- View of assessment: mismatched. Practice is consistent but does not match the vision. Decide whether to change the statement or the practice.
- Role of the teacher: unshared. Staff are clear but mean different things. Agree a shared, written definition.
- Ontology of learning: vague. Everyone agrees in principle, but not on what it looks like in a lesson.
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