High school grades matter for post-secondary study, but is pandemic assessment fair?

By Don A. Klinger, Pro Vice-Chancellor of Te Wānanga Toi Tangata Division of Education; Professor of Measurement, Assessment and Evaluation, University of Waikato
Corrie Rebecca Klinger, Senior Research Fellow, University of Waikato
Louis Volante, Professor of Education, Brock University

As COVID-19 restrictions recede across much of the world, students have navigated changes in modes of learning (from virtual to in-person) and social protocols (for example, no masks).

Even as societies gradually return to normal, we are constantly reminded that COVID-19 is still very much in our communities.…

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