ISEE Assessment

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Evidence · 2 claims (2 for) · 1 study (1 review), q1 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 2 claims rest on one study

Description

The ISEE Assessment is a named assessment framework for evaluating education against holistic human-flourishing and well-being goals, developed by the ISEE Assessment initiative.

Components

• ISEE Assessment human-flourishing framework built on Aristotle's eudaimonia: The ISEE Assessment's conceptual framework defines the purpose of education as human flourishing rather than economic growth, built on Aristotle's concept of "eudaimonia, loosely translated as 'flourishing.'" It defines flourishing, learning, evaluation and education through transdisciplinary review and consensual discussion, resting on the idea that education must ensure holistic development nurturing both human relationships and academic growth, aligned with Article 26 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It contrasts this with human capital theory, traditionally considered the primary educational goal for economic growth. (Singh et al. (2025))

Claims

• Education focused on economic growth has produced upward trends in literacy and credentials alongside downward trends in agency, humanistic values, relationships, and civic engagement, motivating a shift toward human flourishing [+W]
• Because cognitive, social and emotional processing show no clear demarcation in the brain and dynamically interact with the environment, the ISEE Assessment recommends an integrative CASE (cognitive, academic, social, emotional) approach across learning, teaching and assessment [+W]

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Key Sources

• Singh, N. C., Gilead, T., Chakraborty, A., Van Herwegen, J., van Atteveldt, N., Borst, G., Bugden, S., Jasinska, K., Kay, J., Pugh, K., & Duraiappah, A. (2025). A new education agenda based on The International Science and Evidence Based Education Assessment. npj Science of Learning 10, 24. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41539-024-00288-w

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title	ISEE Assessment
description	The ISEE Assessment is a named assessment framework for evaluating education against holistic human-flourishing and well-being goals, developed by the ISEE Assessment initiative.
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