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As anxiety, artificial intelligence and digital transformation reshape the classroom, long-established assessment models are under pressure. Rita Bateson of Eblana Learning reflects on what students now expect from exams, and where education systems are struggling to keep pace.

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Candidate experience

Opinion

Digital assessment

General Qualifications

Assessment location matters: desk at home or desk in exam hall?

Unexpectedly seeing a particular location can trigger a long-buried memory, instantly transporting you back to a moment from your past. News reports into the recent meningitis outbreak in the UK...

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Candidate experience

Opinion

Digital assessment

Future of assessment

Why the future of assessment belongs to the candidate, not the examiner

There is a new frontier emerging in professional and educational assessment. And for once it has little to do with artificial intelligence.It is a crisis in candidate experience (CX). For too many,...

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Opinion

Digital assessment

AI

The flaws of Taylorism in education and the promise of AI

A masterpiece of engineering, but a blueprint for education? Lessons from the Mini Factory

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Opinion

Digital assessment

Future of assessment

Balancing caution and progress | The future of digital assessment

As Ofqual’s consultation on regulating on-screen assessment concludes, the conversation has moved beyond whether we should transition to digital, focusing instead on how quickly and extensively we...

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Innovation

Digital assessment

Future of assessment

AI

General Qualifications

Integrity

Digital assessments: innovations, integrity, and future trends

The shift towards digital assessments in education Last week I took a seat for the 'Around the School Table' podcast. Alongside host Steve Davis, we explored the evolving landscape of digital...

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Opinion

How to

Digital assessment

Malpractice & Cheating

E-marking

Future of assessment

Streamlining apprentice assessment: What awarding organisations need to know

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Malpractice & Cheating

Integrity

Preventing malpractice in digital assessment

Who wants to engage in malpractice? On 10th September 2001, Major Charles Ingram took part in what became a much-scrutinised episode of ‘Who Wants to be a Millionaire’ on the UK’s ITV network. A...

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