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What’s on Your Plate? Judging Sufficiency with Confidence
Sufficiency “Sufficient evidence” is one of those phrases assessors hear all the time, but it can still feel vague. There’s no magic formula, no checklist that says, “Collect three pieces of evidence and you’re done.” As assessors, we need to make judgment calls about the evidence in front of us every time we assess. And…
Can we talk about multiple choice questions in VET?
Let’s be honest: multiple choice questions (MCQs) are a bit like instant coffee. Quick, convenient, and sometimes… just not quite good enough when you really want quality. That doesn’t mean they’re useless—but if we’re relying on them to do all the heavy lifting in vocational education and training (VET), we’re missing the point. In VET,…
Evidence criteria – Examples are not always the answer.
Reliability We all understand (I hope) that assessment tools need to be developed with some kind of evidence criteria. The principle of assessment reliability states: Evidence presented for assessment is consistently interpreted and assessment results are comparable irrespective of the assessor conducting the assessment. That means we need to have some kind of decision-making…
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