Although there is considerable interest in developing a system of performance-based examinations in the United States, there is a general lack of agreement on how to compare the results of different performance assessments to sets of common national standards. While the United States will probably not develop a program of assessments exactly like those used in England, it is likely that the procedures used to compare the assessments will be similar.
Individual schools are free to choose the examination board that best fits their standards.
In this report, Linn and Burton discuss the advantages and problems of moderation by inspection and statistical moderation, together with an explanation of why neither approach is satisfactory by itself. The authors concluded that some combination of the two approaches may be necessary. It seems more likely that some sort of hybrid system will be required.