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Best Practice Privacy

Five key privacy considerations for testing and assessments

Posted on by Jamie Armstrong under Articles
Posted by Jamie Armstrong, Group Legal Counsel Questionmark’s Group Legal Counsel and Data Protection Officer, Jamie Armstrong, was recently made a Fellow of Information Privacy by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP). Jamie is a US and UK qualified lawyer and holds IAPP CIPP/E/US/C and CIPM credentials. In this... Read More
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Measuring cognitive ability is the key to hiring tomorrow’s leaders

Posted on by Paula Baciu under Articles
Posted by Paula Baciu, Content Executive There is no doubt that 2020 had many surprises prepared for the recruitment sector. The fact that unemployment rates and financial constraints are higher than the living memory has known is no news anymore. Additionally, the BLM movement adds further pressure on employers to... Read More
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Best Practice Online Proctoring Privacy Proctoring

Can you have security AND privacy when conducting online proctoring?

Posted on by John Kleeman under Articles
Posted by John Kleeman, Founder and Executive Director Covid-19 has seen a dash to test people at home. Universities who used to test students on campus are testing them remotely. Companies who used to give face to face training are now training and testing at a distance. And awarding bodies... Read More
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Online or test center proctoring: Which is more secure? A 2020 view.

Posted on by John Kleeman under Articles
Posted by: John Kleeman, Founder and Executive Director Back in 2015, when online proctoring was starting to get widely used, I wrote a couple of articles on the Questionmark blog: Online or test center proctoring: Which is best?Online or test center proctoring: Which is more secure? With the current rapid... Read More
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Making a smooth transition to remote online assessments

Posted on by John Kleeman under Articles
Posted by: John Kleeman, Founder and Executive Director The lockdown has caused a big rise in online testing as face-to-face training has not been possible. Companies and training outfits are moving from face-to-face training to online training and need post-course tests. Universities and colleges are giving exams to students at... Read More
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Measure knowledge, skills and abilities before, during and after learning

Posted on by Kristin Bernor under Articles
Posted by Kristin Bernor, Head of External Relations Did they learn it? Do they know it? Can they do it? What can we learn from assessments? Well-crafted assessments that measure knowledge, skills and abilities help you answer these questions and much more: tests, quizzes and exams provide valuable data for evaluating (and documenting)... Read More
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Episode 7 – Assessment Luminary: Paul Crump, Cambridge Assessment

John Kleeman is joined by assessment luminary, Paul Crump of Cambridge Assessment, the non-teaching department of the Unviersity of Cambridge that develops and delivers examinations and tests around the world through their three exam boards. Crump discusses his background in assessments and dives into the Thinking Skills testing initiated by Cambridge Assessment and his best practice advice for those creating questions and assessment.

Assessments in Practice Best Practice Online Proctoring

Making the case for testing: five takeaways from an Association of Test Publishers webinar

Posted on by John Kleeman under Articles
Posted by: John Kleeman, Founder and Executive Director The COVID-19 crisis is challenging for all organizations.  From remote working to online assessments, many are rapidly adapting by moving their operations online.   Some test publishers and certification bodies have received calls to waive the testing requirements for certification or credentialing programs... Read More
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Keeping key worker assessments going with Proctoring Online

Posted on by John Kleeman under Articles
Now more than ever: continuing exams and tests for critical workers must continue Posted by: John Kleeman, Founder and Executive Director It’s going to be a long time before we hear the words ‘business as usual.’  Bringing people together to one physical location is rarely going to be possible.  It... Read More
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