Another NCEA exam is ‘tweaked’
Monday, 5 December 2005, 10:47 am
Press Release: New Zealand National Party
Hon. Bill English MP
National Party Education Spokesman
05 November 2005
Another NCEA exam is ‘tweaked’
National Party Education spokesman Bill English says
another NCEA exam is being re-marked to adjust pass rates to
more acceptable levels.
"I have been advised that the
marking schedule for Level 3 Biology has been altered a
number of times during the marking process in order to get
the right number of merit and excellence passes.
“As with
the English papers, this looks like more on-the-hoof scaling
to get the right result.
“NZQA has admitted that Level
One English will be re-marked according to a new schedule.
However, what’s very worrying is that in Level Three
Biology, there has been a number of changes.
“It will be
difficult for NZQA to show that this type of scaling has
integrity when it appears to be tinkering with standards and
making up the marking schedule as it goes along.
“This
scaling of results is a major defeat for the NZQA, which
deserves credit for owning up. However, parents, teachers
and students deserve to be given more precise information so
they can be assured the changes are credible,” says Mr
English.
ENDS
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