Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 13 October 2020
236. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education when a person (details supplied) retired from an organisation or associated third party institute or foundation; and her views on whether it is proper in view of the person's close relationship with the organisation and that the organisation was chosen to complete the independent review of the calculated grades model and work, including that of the person. [29832/20]
View answerMy Department appointed Dr. Kentaro Yamamoto to the Leaving Certificate Calculated Grades National Standardisation Group in an expert role which included a level of contingency cover for the company Polymetrika; as technical advisor on the standardisation process; and to provide expert advice and oversight regarding data integrity.
Prior to his retirement in May 2020, Dr. Yamamoto was Deputy Director of the Centre for Global Assessment in Educational Testing Service’s (ETS) Research & Development Division in Princeton, NJ. He had retired from ETS when contracted to work on the Calculated Grades National Standardisation Group.
Dr. Yamamoto had no role in the review conducted by ETS regarding the error in the coding for Calculated Grades.
