Dennis Opposs

No news is good news? Talking to the public about the reliability of assessment

August 2, 2018

35th annual conference (2009), Andrew Boyle, Annette Kinsella, Dennis Opposs

Quantifying the reliability (or unreliability) of assessment results is a central part of the work of assessment professionals. Although much remains to be done, methods for calculating and reporting reliability…

Public perceptions of unreliability in examination results in England: a new perspective

August 2, 2018

36th annual conference (2010), Andrew Boyle, Dennis Opposs, Qingping He

The Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual) in England is carrying out a two year research programme investigating the reliability of results from national tests and public examinations. One…

Assessing pupils at the age of 16 in England – what is the best approach for effective examinations?

August 2, 2018

39th annual conference (2013), Angela Deavall, Dennis Opposs, Matt Glanville, Qingping He

In England, pupils aged 16 take the General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) examinations for a range of subjects. The current assessment models for GCSE include a two-tier structure for…

Is it valid to treat assessment grades from different subjects the same?

August 2, 2018

41st Annual Conference (2015), Dennis Opposs

Some say that it is meaningless to compare standards in different subjects to each other. Butwhat if those standards are actually different but become a common currency so that, forexample,…

Dennis Opposs

No news is good news? Talking to the public about the reliability of assessment

Public perceptions of unreliability in examination results in England: a new perspective

Assessing pupils at the age of 16 in England – what is the best approach for effective examinations?

Is it valid to treat assessment grades from different subjects the same?

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