The more eyes you can get on each test, the better chance you have of spotting and removing errors. However, you run the risk of vital feedback getting lost or missed along the way.
GradeMaker Pro offers a number of features to help you address this risk and run rigorous quality assurance processes more efficiently.
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5 tips for scaling up your EPA Knowledge Tests
If you offer End Point Assessments (EPAs) for UK apprenticeship schemes, it’s likely your EPA Plan will include some form of Knowledge Test.
In this article, Shaun Crowley from GradeMaker provides five tips for improving the efficiency of your test development process, so you can scale up your operations while meeting your regulatory obligations.
Two proactive ways to navigate the print or on-screen assessment impasse
Many assessment developers are hesitant to jump into the world of e-testing with both feet, wary of its potential impact on the quality, reliability, or security of their assessments.
This guide will give you some options for futureproofing your processes one step at a time to make the transition more manageable.
The 3 common security flaws putting exam content at risk – and how to fix them
Awarding bodies now face more online security risks than ever. In this guide our Chief Technology Officer, Jim Allen, outlines the 3 most common security risks in exam authoring, and how your awarding organisation can address them.
Digital evolution in item banking: How awarding bodies are developing their high-stakes assessments more efficiently
Item banking is becoming increasingly popular.
In this article we’ll summarise why assessment banking is proving a successful approach for high-stakes exam providers.
Beyond Multiple Choice Conference: Getting Authoring Right
This year we were delighted to speak at the Beyond Multiple Choice conference, a three day virtual event where assessment leaders from around the world shared ideas on innovating and improving all areas of testing.
David Haggie, assessment enthusiast and Managing Director of GradeMaker, ran a session investigating the barriers to innovation that plague so many high-stakes assessment providers, and how stagnant authoring processes are often the root cause.
Authoring Process: Free Checklist
Organisations wanting to implement innovations in their assessments need to start by establishing good authoring processes.
Whether you want to enhance the quality and security of your processes, lay a strong foundation for print and digital testing, or just want to improve the efficiency of your production, a solid authoring system is crucial to success.
New Feature: Automatic Typesetting
Developing a high-stakes exam is a logistical challenge – a challenge that continues long after the exam is written. The final typesetting and design process may eat into months of your production cycle and take a large proportion of your budget.
We have been hearing for years that this is a huge issue for testing organisations, slowing everything down and putting extra pressure on production teams.
If these issues sound familiar, then instant typesetting is for you.
New Feature: Whole paper authoring
Our development team build new features in line with the way you actually work. We believe that the best technology doesn’t force people into adopting new ways of working but fits around the ways they currently operate.
AQA extends their authoring work with GradeMaker until 2023
We are delighted to announce that AQA, one of the UK’s largest exams publishers, has decided to extend its use of GradeMaker exam authoring software for another two years.