With very real world consequences:
Having seen the impact of just one 'slipped grade' (my elder son, several years back) my heart goes out to all those students receiving new like this today.
Hmm. Who at @ofqual signed off on an appeals process that operationalises the dog-eat-dog #ethics of the #HungerGames?
"In a rare intervention, Rebecca Hilsenrath, chief executive of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (@EHRC), said @ofqual must “remove #bias” and allow students to appeal directly if they feel their A-level grades have been unfairly reduced."
theguardian.com/education/2020…
Meanwhile, apart from its rather mealy-mouthed info page, @ICOnews stands meekly aside. Again: ico.org.uk/global/data-pr…
Hard to believe it was not consulted on such #novel, #automated processing that affects so many. And where's the #DPIA?
@ofqual's clearly not published one 👇
"What to do if you have concerns or questions about your grades: student guide to appeals and #malpractice or #maladministration complaints":
gov.uk/government/pub…
Then, of course, there is this:
Hmm.
"...the proposed approach to statistical standardisation has been identified with the removal of any #bias in centre assessment grades in mind" - from the #EqualityImpactAssessment 'conclusions' of @ofqual's consultation in April, page 51:
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/upl…
Excellent fisking of the @ofqual paper by @xtophercook (see full [Thread]) including this extraordinary list:
For every subject from Further Mathematics down, the "Predictive Accuracy" of the model is equivalent to LESS than a coin toss!
This and other instances really do beg the question of who has overarching #responsibility for the implementation of (high impact) #algorithms across government & the public services.
Screw playing #wackamole; if @10DowningStreet wants "#DataDriven" it must first address this!
Still waiting for a Statement in response to @ofqual's exam model from @ICOnews...
ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/…
But then I guess the time lag may be proving to be a bit of an impediment:
And (finally!) here it is:
ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/…
Of course, once again, @ICOnews takes the perpetrator's evasive bullshit at face value 🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️
So, on one side it's @EHRC & @RSSorg; on the other @ofqual, @educationgovuk & @ICOnews. Unions a bit screwed having supported standardisation. Will other wannabe regulators* throw their hats in the ring?
I'm sure someone will join the dots. Eventually.
*
"fair and robust"!?? 🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️
Day 2 is supposed to be about FIXING it, not doubling down! With even @michaelgove's wife laying into @ofqual's model, the cracks are beginning to show...
Odds on @GavinWilliamson surviving the weekend?
thetimes.co.uk/article/f04f53…
The #unfairness laid bare in a single sentence:
"A class predicted just less than one A* and just more than zero U grades would be given zero A*s and one U."
Devastating piece by @alexhern:
theguardian.com/education/2020…
As I was saying... dots:
Honestly, you couldn't make this up!
and
And @ofqual's 🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️ statement on removing its new appeals policy:
gov.uk/government/new…
Hmm. So *still* no #DPIA from @ofqual - though it claims to have done one, or at least a "data #privacy impact assessment"(?)
Instead, we have this "simplified" "privacy impact statement":
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/upl…
Also this [Thread] from @lewis_goodall:
And now, apparently, there's a 'split' in @ofqual's Board:
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