The politics of pupil self-evaluation: A case of Finnish assessment policy discourse

Illustrating the rising trend across education systems, article examines socio-historical constitution of politics pupil self-evaluation in case Finnish compulsory assessment policy discourse. By studying as a ‘politics’, which, drawing on studies governmentality, engages governing and shaping educational practices, conduct teachers pupils but also forming pupils’ selves, challenges mainstream understanding an apolitical technology learning pursuit better outcomes, 21th century competencies lifelong learning. The study uses curricular, legislative documents from 1921 to 2020 data. In genealogical reading data, rise at interface discursive formations practice discipline truth about self-disclosure was demonstrated. Consequently, will be consolidated normal practice. Importantly, implying subjectifying power, self-regulative self-evaluative subjectivity compliance with requirements current globalized knowledge economy evaluation society mobilized called for.