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a lot of young people in the UK have had their dreams crushed by an incompetent government and an (150 page) unpublished algorithm. we have got to stop unfair tech deciding people’s futures. 
#AlevelResults https://www.theguardian.com/education/2020/aug/13/almost-40-of-english-students-have-a-level-results-downgraded?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
#AlevelResults https://www.theguardian.com/education/2020/aug/13/almost-40-of-english-students-have-a-level-results-downgraded?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
what do you reckon is better for predicting student performance, the human teacher who has worked with them for 2+ years or an impenetrable code written by people with no experience of writing the aforementioned code
and yes, i know teachers can be biased. i know private schools are more generous in their predictions. but the government/ @ofqual have had six months. it didn’t have to be like this
if you’re in Newcastle, reach out to @ChiOnwurah https://twitter.com/chionwurah/status/1293835571677323264?s=21 https://twitter.com/ChiOnwurah/status/1293835571677323264
remember, algorithms perpetuate the biases of the people who create them https://twitter.com/jasonfarrellsky/status/1293818000827723777?s=21 https://twitter.com/JasonFarrellSky/status/1293818000827723777
I'm so glad @ofqual spent their time doing this, it's really meaningful and rich data.
