Case Study: Ministry of Education achieves fair and comparable exam grading with Epinion

Ensuring fair examination of pupil’s skills in primary and lower secondary education

The Ministry of Education needed to ensure fair and comparable grading for its national basic school exams, as results had become critical for pupils' future education. To address this challenge, they engaged Epinion, which utilized its expertise in external equating and linking studies.

Epinion implemented a solution where a sample of pupils took an anchoring test prior to their final exam. By analyzing this data, Epinion created annual conversion tables to equate scores to grades. This allowed the Ministry to set accurate cut-scores, ensuring a student's performance received the same grade regardless of yearly variations in exam difficulty, thereby guaranteeing a fair assessment of every pupil's skills.

Ministry of Education