Teaching for Values in Interaction Design: A Discussion About Assessment

We experience an increased attention in the Human-Computer Interaction field towards the social and environmental responsibilities of designers when designing technologies. In line with this increased attention, a need arises to teach students about values in design and consequentially assess their learning. However, there are few academic examples of how to assess whether students know how to deal with values in design or whether they have become responsible designers. In this paper, we aim to start a conversation on assessment for teaching values in design. We first introduce our own experiences with teaching values in design, and extend this with an argument for authentic, formative assessment for learning, including active participation of students in the design of learning goals and assessment activities.