Research and analysis

The internal reliability of some City and Guilds tests

A review of the history and current status of vocational qualifications and the concepts behind their assessment.

Applies to England

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The internal reliability of some City & Guilds tests

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This report gives a comprehensive review of the history and current status of vocational qualifications and the concepts behind their assessment. The two main concepts are competence-based assessment and criterion-referenced testing, which uses a range of approaches for analysing reliability.

Published 16 January 2013