I don't think I can answer my own question in a single blog, but a combination of the introduction to unit 3 of my PGCE and an article I can across has made me wonder. Jessica Shepherd (2009) reported for the Guardian that the Office of the Qualifications and Examinations Regulator (Ofqual) is considering some form of warning being attached to exam results that they may not reflect the ability of students or their suitability for - say - a particular university course. Does this then suggest that a generic assessment is really no use at all? Are assessments only any use when they are designed to test a specific level of understanding?
Answers coming soon - I hope.
Shepherd, J. (2009). "Exam results could carry inaccuracy warning" [online]. Accessed 16 January 2010 from http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2009/dec/22/exam-results-warning
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