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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

Posted by John Kleeman Podcasts are a great way to communicate. They can be more informal than a webinar, have more information than a blog post and are a much more fun way to learn than an e-book. You can listen to them in your home, when travelling or whenever... Read More

Posted by Lars Pedersen, CEO Everyone benefits from learning and development (L&D). It helps employees gain new skills and develop professionally, while assuring employers that their workforce is fit for purpose and follows the latest industry regulations. It can reduce employee turnover, too, since according to LinkedIn’s 2019 Workforce Learning... Read More

Posted by Howard Eisenberg, Director of Solution Services 2020 promises to be a year of change. Technological innovation – including AI and automation – will continue at a rapid pace, and the demand for digital skills looks set to rise accordingly. Global, local, and industry trends will continue to intersect... Read More

Posted by Kristin Bernor I’m pleased to let you know that Questionmark’s Dutch User Group has now been meeting for 20 years. To celebrate this milestone, I interviewed Onno Tomson, chairman of the Questionmark Dutch User Group, to understand the development of this active group and its impact. Onno has... Read More

Posted by John Kleeman We have all heard about the “right to be forgotten”, which allows individuals to ask search engines or other organizations to delete their personal data. This right was made stronger in Europe in 2018, when the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) entered into force, and is... Read More

Posted by Kristin Bernor Welcome to Questionmark's new podcast series, "Unlocking the Potential of Assessments." This monthly series delves into creating, delivering and reporting on valid and reliable assessments. "Unlocking the Potential of Assessments" will offer advice and thought leadership to those just starting out with assessments, those who have... Read More

Posted by John Kleeman It matters to society, organizations and individuals that test results are trustable. Tests and exams are used to make important decisions about people and each failure of test security reduces that trustworthiness. There are several risks to test security, but two important ones are identity fraud and... Read More

Posted by John Kleeman I just attended the Association of Test Publisher’s European conference (EATP), held last week in Madrid, and wanted to share some of what I learned. The Association of Test Publishers (ATP) is the trade association for the assessment industry and promotes good practice in assessment. Questionmark... Read More

Posted by John Kleeman Many organizations train and test individuals to ensure they have the right skills and competencies. In doing so, they amass vast amounts of data, which can be used to identify further training opportunities and improve performance. One way of managing this data is to use the... Read More