Posted by Paul Nisbet on the 23rd January, 2025
Category Digital Exams Assistive Technology
Last week we had an excellent additional webinar from Nic Cardwell of exam.net and Andy Auld and Adam Llewellyn from Larbert High School. If you're interested in using iPads, Chromebooks or Windows devices for digital assessment arrangements, check out the archive recording of the webinar.
Posted by Paul Nisbet on the 9th August, 2024
Category Digital Exams Assistive Technology
SQA have published information about Assessment Arrangements in the 2024 examinations last term which show that the use of technology and digital papers are becoming more popular compared to readers and scribes.
Posted by Paul Nisbet on the 13th June, 2024
Category Digital Exams Assistive Technology
SQA have announced a new policy on the use of internet-connected devices in examinations: it will be allowed, provided the candidates cannot access any information that might help them in the exam.
Posted by Paul Nisbet on the 10th June, 2024
Category Digital Exams Assistive Technology
This article summarises trials of digital assessment arrangements for SQA examinations over the last session and suggests implications for 2024-2025. Find out more by attending the session at ASL & Technology on 12th June 2024.
Posted by Paul Nisbet on the 6th November, 2023
Category Digital Exams
SQA are looking to speak to students who use or have used assessment arrangements in examinations, to hear about your experiences and to find out how the assessment arrangements process works and what you think about it.
Posted by Paul Nisbet on the 24th August, 2023
Category Digital Exams Computer Accessibility
SQA have issued information about the requests for Assessment Arrangements for the 2023 examinations. There was an increase again in the number of candidates and entries for whom arrangements were requested and digital technology is one of the most common arrangements.
Posted by Paul Nisbet on the 13th March, 2023
Category Digital Exams Speech Recognition
Learners in many parts of Scotland have been provided with personal Chromebooks or iPads but generally they can't use them examinations. We have set up working groups to find solutions - read on to find out about progress so far.
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