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The e-Assessment Association Conference: an island of progress, innovation, and perseverance. But what next?
It took 29 nations, over 300 delegates, and a multitude of interests to deliver the latest successful e-Assessment Association (eAA)...
Jun 163 min read
Can Multi-Modal assessment sweep away the AI froth?
Using a basket of assessment instruments as part of a Multi-Modal Assessment can deal with both the benefits and hazards of artificial intelligence.
Jun 93 min read
Dispelling 15 Myths of Digital School Exams
Here are 15 myths of digital school exams dispelled.
Jun 57 min read
Is Ofqual worth £2M?
Is Ofqual worth 2M? Could an expanded remit and higher quality threshold make it better value?
Jun 43 min read
2025 H1 Report Card for Digital Exams
The key digital exam stories from the first half of 2025.
Jun 24 min read
Has the exam awarding sector just had its Ratner moment?
What happens when a sector leader 'Does a Ratner' and degrades his own company's qualifications?
May 222 min read
Who moved my assessment cheese? How should change be handled for England's assessment system?
How gatekeepers need to tune in to the reality of how the assessment system doesn't work for learners.
Mar 263 min read
2024 Exam Sector Review
A curious year for the assessment sector. $25M fines for exam cheating. UK spluttering on plans for digitising school exams. A regulator...
Dec 6, 20246 min read
How much is the UK exam sector worth? And what’s your Total Addressable Market?
What is the UK exam sector worth?
Nov 23, 20243 min read
A sure BETT? Why the Absent Punner’s 'snap and sneer' stunts digital exam adoption, and ignores learner impact.
The long-running UK exhibition BETT is a nexus for global ed-tech folk. There are plenty of visitors and booth workers, usually away from...
Jan 29, 20243 min read
Are digital exams given a free (green) pass?
Are digital exams given a free (green) pass? Environmental evidence is still sparse, but lower power, sustainable computers may be an answer
Jan 17, 20242 min read
The new Metric Martyrs? Are digital exams really the same as paper ones?
England’s school exam owners are preparing to offer GCSE digital exams and their paper equivalent in parallel. But is that fair? Is one...
Jan 16, 20243 min read
Love Professional Career Invigilators! Leave Resting Actors to pull pints.
The tide is turning on casual exam invigilators. Career folk invigilating every day versus apathetic people wishing they were elsewhere....
Jan 12, 20243 min read
"But We Don't Have Enough Computers!" Delivering digital exams for UK schools
The main four England and Wales General Qualifications exam owners have set out their digital school exam stall. It's shook many digital...
Jan 9, 20242 min read
24 years ago we moved a big exam from paper to on-screen
Moving a 1.5M paper test to on-screen delivery
Jan 4, 20242 min read
2023 in Review
2023 was a seismic year in assessment. Many learners returned to an exam hall for the first time in a number of years. Three UK exam...
Dec 10, 20234 min read
Crisis, what crisis?
Last week's Federation of Awarding Bodies conference was an eye-opener. But not for the reasons you may think. What’s the...
Dec 5, 20232 min read
From Wallflower to Dance Captain – three steps for our sector to lead assessment debate.
Everyday, global exam sector stories ping my news trackers - white-hot opportunities to grapple assessment issues. But too often, those...
Dec 3, 20223 min read
Who needs facts when a shrieking headline does the job?
This week, a well-known publication ran an exam tech story, about insecure software being used. You might know that Adobe doesn't support...
Jan 16, 20211 min read
Boom and Bust - English Language Exams
How English language digital exams impact learners
Jun 19, 20209 min read
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