Humanities and Social Sciences Letters 2312-5659 2312-4318 10.18488/journal.73.2017.53.72.78 Humanities and Social Sciences Letters Culture as a Parameter in Assessing Students Performance Humanities and Social Sciences Letters Humanities and Social Sciences Letters 09-2017 2017 09-2017 09-2017 5 3 72 78 13 Sep 2017 10 Oct 2017 Culture is not a new concept within the social sciences. In fact, culture has been widely discussed for years to investigate how it has evolved and how it still affects human communication. The aim of this article is to introduce the concept of culture and illustrate its relevance in key theoretical discussions and debates in the social sciences. Also, it aims based on secondary research evidence to highlight how differing cultural factors affect learning and assessing in higher education. The paper concludes that it is essential for assessors to consider the unique cultural characteristics when assessing their students’ performance.