e-Assessment

e-Assessment, the delivery of tests to candidates on-screen, is a rapidly growing application of ICT in education. On-screen tests are now widely used for both examinations and assessment for learning.

AlphaPlus has played a leading role in supporting Awarding Organisations and government agencies in planning, developing and rolling out these assessments.  Our e-assessment services include:

  • e-strategy: business analysis, strategy and planning of e-assessment services within an organisation’s wider e-strategy
  • project management: contractor and risk management for UK government clients deploying e-assessment
  • assessment development: developing, trialling and publishing high stakes on-screen assessments and item banks
  • evaluation and analysis: qualitative and quantitative performance monitoring of assessment programmes.

Clients

  • We have developed e-assessment tools for national programmes in all four home nations (for BIS, CCEA, SQA and DCELLS ),and for many Awarding Organisations
  • We have consulted for many Awarding Organisations on e-assessment including City and Guilds, Edexcel, AQA, QCDA, UFI learndirect and SQA
  • We contribute to test performance management processes for a number of Awarding Organisations
  • We have managed the delivery of major e-assessment programmes for clients including the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
  • From 2007 to 2010 we were engaged as JISC’s expert consultant on e-assessment in the higher education sector.

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