In August I quoted experienced programmer and technology consultant Dermot Casey, who had expressed concern about what assessment factors might go into any proposed Leaving Cert algorithm here. But this imbroglio is ultimately, pointing towards even larger concerns than one year of Leaving Cert and grading chaos. In nearly every case, we have absolutely no idea what determinations go into these algorithms. Coding or bias errors, in the Irish and UK grading algorithms this year, will have made these issues clearer, in a frustrating, painful, life-affecting way, to many. This is about all of us, in thrall to obfuscating algorithms that judge us secretly and silently, with potentially life-changing impact, every single day.

Source: The Irish Times October 08, 2020 04:02 UTC