Nothing fishy about Umalusi standardisation process, say experts
The DA has suggested that the methodology Umalusi employs for mark adjustments in matric results is unsound
Education experts say there is nothing fishy about the standardisation process used by the Council for Quality Assurance in Further Education and Training‚ Umalusi‚ in the wake of criticism of the process by the DA. In an open letter to Umalusi CEO Dr Mafu Rakometsi‚ DA education spokesman Gavin Davis suggested the methodology employed for mark adjustments in matric results was unsound. This is something Umalusi has strongly denied. Adjustments take place each year to ensure matric results are comparable year on year‚ even though the exam papers differ. In the letter‚ Davis suggested that marks were adjusted in subjects where scores were low in the absence of evidence that the question papers were more difficult.
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