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Standards in public examinations   Isabel Nisbet, Acting CEO, Ofqual  Guild of Educators, 29 January 2009
Some thoughts on standards  ,[object Object]
Some thoughts on standards  ,[object Object],[object Object]
Some thoughts on standards  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
More on standards ,[object Object],[object Object]
Fings ain’t wat they used to be  ,[object Object],[object Object]
Outline  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Standards of assessment and standards of performance
Standards of assessment  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Public examinations – the statutory definition  ,[object Object]
Public examinations – the statutory definition  ,[object Object],[object Object]
What’s a public examination?  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
What is the public interest in examination assessment standards?  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
The public interest (ctd)  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Initial medical education  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
“Maintaining the standard”  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
As medicine changes the standard may change ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Maintaining standards in public examinations  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Maintaining exam standards – how to do it  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Some challenges to confidence in standards ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
The cold shower theory of exams
A levels – the gold standard? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
 
About Ofqual ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
What we are trying to be  ,[object Object],[object Object]
Outline  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Some conclusions  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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