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eAA Award Winners 2026 Webinar Series with Ami Jones - Cambridge OCR
Online
Join us for a special webinar series showcasing the winners of the 2026 e-Assessment Awards. Each session will provide an opportunity to hear directly from award-winning teams as they share the ideas, innovations, and experiences behind their recognised work.
This session will be hosted by Ami Jones from Cambridge OCR, who won the award for Best Practitioner of the Year, Individual or Team:
Our team is transforming Computer Science assessment by creating a digital exam that authentically reflects real-world programming practice. Recognising the limitations of raditional paper-based exams, we identified a need for students to demonstrate coding skills in a practical, interactive environment.
Our team engaged with hundreds of teachers across the UK and internationally, gathering insights through focus groups, interviews, surveys, and school visits. Prototypes and demos were shared throughout development, ensuring the product evolved based on continuous feedback. Testing covered platform features such as progress bars, countdown clocks, and accessibility tools, as well as assessment content and functionality.
We designed and implemented an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) within the exam, enabling candidates to write, test, and run code during assessment. We introduced innovative item types, including a flowchart editor, logic gate editor, and interactive coding tasks, to provide a richer and more authentic experience. This also reflects good classroom practice and is an area that has been thoroughly researched.
Through ongoing engagement and rapid iterations, our team keeps teachers and students at the heart of development. This work sets a new standard for digital assessment, ensuring learners are better prepared for higher education and the workplace.
