who describes a pedagogy which values: (a) prior experiences and learning; (b) current interests, needs and concerns; and (c) preferred learning and assessment styles. Hildebrand (1996) argues that there is no such thing as value-free gender, value-free science or value-free assessment. Our values and social context are implicit in all the choices that we and our students make. This is why it is important to take into consideration the experiences of students and their needs and to also provide multiple learning and assessment strategies for them. The individual needs of students are also emphasised by Parker and Rennie (2002) who state: