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| eAssessments | PRINT | | To Develop and Deliver High-stakes Examinations |
Shipley (UK), September 2009 - BTL Group Ltd has announced that during the summer of 2009, WJEC - the Cardiff-based awarding body - successfully delivered the first-ever on-screen A-Level examinations in England and Wales, using BTL’s Surpass eAssessment solution. WJEC is amongst a number of leading UK examination boards who use BTL’s Surpass to develop and deliver high-stakes examinations such as A-Levels, GCSEs, and NVQs.
GCE Applied ICT and GCE Applied Business were the WJEC qualifications that had units assessed on-screen this summer. The examinations included innovative and engaging content, including video (avatars) and audio.
The eAssessments were delivered at WJEC examination centres (schools and colleges) through the medium of Welsh and English via a secure LAN connection. One of the key features of the examinations was the combination of computer and human marking, allowing WJEC the flexibility to include both subjective questions, for example, open-ended free-response, and objective ones, for example, multiple-choice questions.
Keith Myers, BTL Managing Director, said, "We are extremely pleased to see that WJEC are leading the way in taking A-Levels on-screen. BTL Surpass is a tried, tested, and trusted system that is capable of successfully delivering high-stakes, high-volume examinations, and we are delighted that it has been used to deliver the first-ever A-Levels done as eAssessments. We expect that, due to the success of this roll out, other examination boards will follow suit."
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