Constructing subjectivities and futures in the assemblages of assessment in guidance counselling

Assembling subjectivities and futures in the policies and practices of assessment in guidance counselling (AssemblEd) -project examines ethnographically the multifaceted role of policies and practices of student assessment in guidance counselling within Finnish comprehensive education. Unlike traditional views that focus on assessment as merely indicating learning performance or supporting learning process, AssemblEd argues that assessment has a profound capacity to influence students' self-understanding and their future orientations. A key aspect of this project is its use of a socio-material framework to investigate the impact of various socio-material elements—such as teaching materials, assessment forms, and learning platforms—on the processes of subject formation in the context of policies and practices of assessment in guidance. This focus on the material aspects has been relatively underexplored, despite their significant role in education and guidance counselling.