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SUMMARY:Can the public have confidence in national assessments? - Andrew W
 atts\, Cambridge Assessment consultant
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CONTACT:Elizabeth Ford
DESCRIPTION:Decisions about students' success or failure in their courses 
 inevitably rely on the judgements of examiners and assessors. Is this a si
 tuation which people accept\, or is a general questioning of professional 
 judgement beginning to undermine the exam system? Have the awarding bodies
  made any impact on public perceptions by their greater transparency and b
 y aligning their practices and procedures to public regulation? Should thi
 s agenda include more discussion of the meaning of the term ‘measurement
  error’ or will that term be unhelpfully misunderstood? And are there mo
 re ways in which awarding bodies could work with their stakeholders to inc
 rease public trust in the judgments made by examiners and assessors?
LOCATION:Cambridge Assessment\, 9 Hills Road\, Cambridge
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