Case Studies
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Below you will find a list of case studies from a variety of organisations who are using technology to enhance assessment. If you would like to submit a case study to the list, then please send details to: webmaster@e-assessment.com
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AQA Case Study
AQA is the largest awarding body for GCSE and GCE examinations, marking and processing over 8 million papers in 2008/9. We have been heavily involved in developing technology that enables on-screen marking of paper-based examinations, and for the past three years we have offered high-stakes mainstream on-screen examinations.
This on-screen testing work forms part of our TEAL Programme (...
Edexcel Case Study
Edexcel is part of Pearson, the world’s largest education business and the owner of the FT and Penguin. Edexcel is the UK’s largest awarding body offering academic and vocational qualifications and testing to schools, colleges, employers and other places of learning in the UK and internationally.
We offer a wide range of learning programmes, from academic qualifications...
SQA Case Study
The SQA (Scottish Qualifications Authority) is the national body in Scotland responsible for the development, accreditation, assessment and certification of qualifications other than degrees. It serves the dual roles of Awarding Body and Regulatory Authority in Scotland.
The overall aim of the SQA is to manage the qualifications system below degree level to allow students to fulfil...
OCR Case Study
OCR (Oxford Cambridge and RSA Examinations) is one of the leading UK awarding bodies and is committed to providing a wide range of general and vocational qualifications that engage learners of all ages. The organisation is dedicated to developing e-assessment across its qualification offer and sees e-assessment and the use of e-...
NCFE Case Study
NCFE is one of the UK’s fastest growing national awarding bodies, designing and awarding qualifications that are nationally recognised to meet the needs of learners and employers.
NCFE provides a wide range of national qualifications at different levels and in a variety of subject areas including NVQs...
EDI Case Study
EDI is an accredited Awarding Organisation and leading international education company with a wide range of products and services including vocational and professional qualifications both within the UK and internationally through LCCI. EDI has a strong vocational offer with centres across private training...
Cambridge Assessment Case Study
Cambridge Assessment is the University’s international exams group, comprising three exam boards as well as the largest educational research capability of its kind. It plays a leading role in researching, developing and delivering educational assessment to eight million learners in over 150 countries every year. Established in 1858, Cambridge Assessment is an integral part of...
Portadown Independant Christian School Case Study
In the past few years, Portadown Independant Christian School have piloted a number of e-learning initiatives for teachers including e-profiling, e-assessment and e-reporting.
Recently, they piloted an online reporting system created by Articulate. The objective of the project was to design an alternative to end of term, internal, paper-based examinations.
CCEA Moving Image Arts Case Study
Moving Image Arts is the study of film language through the process of making short films. It started as a GCE AS pilot in seven schools in Northern Ireland in September 2002. The full GCE was first taught in September 2005. A GCSE in Moving Image Arts will be available for first teaching in September 2009. Both the GCE A Level and the GCSE are vocational courses.
In the online exam,...
Ballyclare High School Case Study
Ballyclare High School acted as a pilot school for CCEA in the development of e-assessment guidance, to assist CCEA in developing the roles and responsibilities for e-assessment within schools, e-testing concepts and guidelines and how e-portfolios can be used.