Robert has sent the notes he promised on the concept of common assessment in response to the thread generated by the evals of Scott and Nathaniel:
Hi Ben,
Here are the notes that I promised in one of my posts earlier today. I hope they will help Nathaniel and Scott – as well as others – in dealing with “common assessment“. We shouldn’t be obstructionist in our dealings; instead we should be advocates for the right common assessments. As Jason Fritze has said on numerous occasions, if we don’t advocate for what we believe is right, then someone else will impose their idea on us.
Robert
Robert Harrell on Language Assessment Principles