Dr. Clavia Williams-McBean is a Lecturer in the School of Education in the field of Educational Measurement & Research. She holds an M.Ed. in Educational Measurement (Distinction, UWI); BA in Literatures in English and Sociology (UWI); Postgraduate Diploma in Language Education (Distinction, UWI) and is currently enrolled in MPhil/Ph.D. in Teacher Education & Teacher Development, UWI. Her areas of specialization are English Language, English Literature, Sociology, Literatures in English, Educational Measurement. Dr. Williams-McBean has thirteen years of teaching experience at the secondary and tertiary levels. She has taught English Language, English Literature (grades 7–11) and Sociology (grade 12), Classroom Testing and Evaluation, The Assessment of Teaching and Learning, The Study and has supervised students on their Field Experience (practicum). Her research interests are Assessment, Formative Assessment, School-based Assessment, Teacher Professional Development, English Language Learning, Gender and Performance in English Literature.