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Assessment Technology recognised in England’s ed-tech market – fame at last?
Assessment tech now recognised in a UK govt report. Read how assessment tech became codified, but the report points towards issues the sector must address.
Jun 293 min read


Is there a backlash to e-Assessment?
The assessment sector faces a backlash as it grapples with digital transformation. Read how struggling institutions are being shaken by societal change, poor finances, and AI’s encroachment on assessment.
Jun 263 min read


Why do assessment commentators denigrate examiners and exam marking?
Why are examiners and exam marking dragged in the media during the peak exam season?
Jun 124 min read


Has the UK’s exam system turned a blind eye to the most common hidden disability?
If almost 10% of learners were impaired by an outdated exam regime, wouldn't you change it? Read how a UK Medical College is challenging exam owners to change their exam access arrangements that are failing learners.
Jun 23 min read


How do we build more trust in Digital Assessment?
With trust in assessment being corroded by trad paper exams and dogmatists, read how digital-enabled design re-builds trust, and gives more time for assessment supervision to benefit everyone.
Jun 14 min read


Will Martyn’s Law change UK exam delivery?
How will Martyn's Law change UK exam delivery? Organisations must re-assess their emergency preparedness. Read why candidate safety underpins this new era in exam delivery security.
May 263 min read


Beware of celebrities. How does the assessment sector re-gain its authority and drive change?
Are celebrities deliberately undermining the assessment sector? There are simple stunts for max reach. And there are carefully planned and financed campaigns to hold back assessment progress. Read how the assessment sector needs to re-gain authority and set the agenda.
May 223 min read


Don't bring a knife to a gun fight. As LMS flops at exam delivery, agentic AI’s time is getting closer
When a learning management system delivering high stakes exams is subject to a cyber attack, exam owners must revisit the resourcing of exam robustness and supervision. Deploying agentic AI to tackle multi-step goals means that exam owners can release more resources to meet the demand for more supervision.
May 123 min read


Has the assessment sector lost the digital exam story?
The story of digital exams and assessment is at risk of being hijacked. How so? Journalists conflating online exams with remote proctoring. Regulators saying ' written essays are the purest assessment '. Government advisors and policy folk absently forgetting digital exam trials and deployments over the last 20 years . Digital assessment and exams are at risk of becoming politically toxic. Not because digital is bad, but because they’re often badly explained by the sector, w
Apr 73 min read
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