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ERIC ED352423: The Challenges of Combining Internal and External Assessment in Certificate Examinations: The West African Examinations Council Experience.

The evolution of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) and certification process is traced. The challenges posed by combining, for certification purposes, the scores from internal and external assessments of school candidates are discussed in the face of the low reliability of teachers' (internal) assessments. The previous certification procedure was based entirely on a one-shot, terminal, and external examination conducted by the WAEC. The new procedure is intended to combine advantages of continuous assessment (CASS) by teachers with those …

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