Boom and Bust - English Language Exams
How English language digital exams impact learners
top of page
Jun 14, 20204 min read
Finding a way to win – why does e-Assessment love FE?
I'm absolutely delighted at the strides the Further Education (FE) sector has made with e-Assessment since my 2007 FE News article. No...
Jun 2, 20203 min read
Coming of Age – the e-Assessment Question
Reaching the age of 18 is a momentous birthday year, celebrated in western societies with the gift of porcelain. 2020 sees the 18th...
Dec 12, 20194 min read
The Comeback Kid: Is formative assessment back for good?
Seldom a day passes without calls to reduce summative exams, replacing them with the measurement of soft ‘21st Century’ skills. But how...
Jan 30, 20193 min read
When data gets uncomfortable - how does better assessment change UK university admission?
The UK university sector is witnessing seismic changes. The undergraduate application sector-governed body called UCAS will shortly...
Nov 16, 20185 min read
Chatting for better exams!
Back in July, I was intrigued by the use of a chatbot for conducting university admission at Leeds Beckett University, wondering what...
Apr 12, 20182 min read
Where did you get this? Remote Proctoring shaking up the exam world
The Wow Factor Technology captures our imaginations to solve problems we never knew we had. In readiness for the 16th eAssessment...
Feb 13, 20183 min read
Trust and confidence - are you being invigilated?
The UK and worldwide press are writing more stories on exam invigilation malpractice. Parents, learners and press journalists are asking...
Mar 1, 20173 min read
Accredit When Ready
Employers must ensure they have a workforce that is bang up to date with its knowledge, understanding and skills, while minimising the...
Jan 13, 20172 min read
Stop that cheat! Why successful qualifications need both confidence and technology
Confidence is key to exam programmes. Management of risk and protecting the public from unlicensed or imperfectly trained learners is...
Dec 13, 20165 min read
Assessment Security – helping to maintain exam credibility
The BBC Panorama investigative story on UK television this evening, regarding the compromise of the TOEIC exam is the story of the...
Aug 7, 20162 min read
2016 Exam Results Day
Going to university? Wouldn’t it be great if you could choose your university based on actual results, not on mocks or ‘guesstimates’? Do...
Nov 2, 20153 min read
Educause 2015
In late October, I visited the Educause conference at the Indianapolis Convention Centre/ Center. Held over four days, the event is a...
Aug 31, 20152 min read
2015 Report Review: Centre Readiness for eAssessment: Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland.
This research report from 2014 is now publicly available via the three UK regulators, SQA, CCEA and Welsh Government. It looks at the...
Jun 4, 20144 min read
A question of duality: 11 reasons why exam dual-sourcing is good and bad for learners and exam owners
After seven years of delivering through one assessment company, Microsoft Learning have returned to ‘dual-sourcing’, that is offering...
Jul 31, 20134 min read
Video items in e-Assessment – what happened?
Video is a now a key factor in personalized learning, affords learners access to educational sources how and when they like it. The...
Feb 18, 20135 min read
Internationalisation of e-Assessment programmes – a short overview
As a by-product of the imperialist age(s), exam delivery in a different country to that in which the exam was first delivered or created...
Feb 1, 20123 min read
Learning Technologies 2012
The Learning Technologies show, now in its 12th year at Olympia, is once again a top-tier event with promises of thought-provoking...
bottom of page