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ISBN: 1 902466 37 3 Code: PR21 Pages: 28 Published: August 2004
This study, by Professor Roger Murphy, tackles some important issues about examination results, and their uses and misuses. It offers cautionary reminders about the variability that is inherent in the current system and about the risks that can arise from drawing conclusions from examination grades alone.
The author reminds readers that examination grades are always approximate, that it is only possible to use examination grades sensibly if they are seen as approximate indicators, and that there is a risk of giving examination grades unwarranted significance in forming judgements about individuals, or about the successes of teachers, schools, colleges and education systems.
