#BTColumn – Reliability, validity and fairness at CXC
Article by December 15, 2020
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by
Michael A. Clarke
I was invited to offer an independent assessment of this situation as I perceive it. I was invited as an educator with an interest in assessment and grading and as a Caribbean national with a demonstrated interest in advancing education quality, equity, and student achievement in the Caribbean and the wider world.
Because this is an education assessment issue, let me go to the Bible of Standards and Assessment. The most recent version is the 2014 edition of “Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing” published by the American Educational Research Association [AERA], American Psychological Association [APA], and National Council on Measurement in Education [NCME]. This book will be referred to as “th