E-assessment : where next?

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Assessment regularly hits the headlines as the media and employers debate the value of exam results.While this argument is predictable, away from the spotlight there are developments in e-assessmen...

Assessment regularly hits the headlines as the media and employers debate the value of exam results.While this argument is predictable, away from the spotlight there are developments in e-assessment which are potentially far more important in the long-term - and likely to provoke even stronger reactions. For example: using mobile phones to test pupils at the time of their choosing; abandoning the idea of ascribing numerical marks to students work; and even letting students know exam questions in advance.There are radical developments in assessment and exams which could change the face of teaching and learning for ever - and this programme is going to the cutting edge to see what they are.

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