Grade Moderation : 2020 Hindsight
There are no easy answers to the 2020 grading problem, that much is clear. The disgruntled murmurings in Scotland may be nothing compared to the cacophony of anguish we’re about to be subjected to on this side of the border over the next couple of weeks. There are going to be some very distressed students, and parents - understandably, justifiably so. I sympathise with those suggesting that we should just let all teacher predicted grades stand without moderation. But on the other hand Nicola Sturgeon and John Swinney do have a point when they say that this would rather undermine the credibility of the system on which we apparently have come to rely. The question we should now be asking is: are we ok with being completely reliant on a system whose ethical foundations are so shaky in the first place? Clouds (1905) by Arkhip Kuindzhi The main aim of the algorithms used to adjust this year’s scores appears to be to preserve the credibility of our exam grading system - thr...