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28th August 2025 Weekly Update
This week’s update explores how assessment systems worldwide are balancing innovation, integrity, and equity. Highlights include the global Learning Awards celebrating workplace learning, new AI-powered monitoring tools and the growing threat of AI-enabled cheating, and debates on authentic assessment, digital portfolios, and critical AI literacy. We review stable GCSE results in the UK, research on exam timing and equity for disadvantaged students, and expert advice on transitioning to digital examinations. Together, these stories raise important questions about how assessment can remain fair, secure, and relevant in a rapidly changing world.
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Caveon Observer - AI-Powered Test Monitoring System
Observer is Caveon's AI-powered test monitoring system that replaces traditional proctoring with real-time risk assessment. It analyzes test design data, live session forensics, and typical proctoring...
Q-UK International Register - Comprehensive Database of UK Qualifications for Export
Q-UK is a comprehensive database of UK qualifications and educational products available for export, including vocational and technical education resources, research and consultancy services. The plat...
Explain IT - Everything Data
This episode explores data challenges, misconceptions, frameworks and compliance. Hosted by Helen Gidney, Softcat's head of architecture, with guests Andy Crossley (CTO at Oakland) and James Wingham (...
Authentic assessment and future skills
Cambridge Assessment experts explore authentic assessment complexities, future-ready skills, and inclusive learning experiences. Panel discusses versatilists concept, real-world assessment alignment, ...
How Digital Portfolios Help Students Showcase Skills and Growth
Digital portfolios are increasingly popular in K-12 schools as alternatives to standardized testing. These electronic folders allow students to organise work, interests, and reflections online, showca...
WAEC Sanctions Nearly 2,300 Students Over BECE Exam Cheating
The West African Examinations Council has sanctioned nearly 2,300 students following investigations into widespread malpractice during the 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examination. WAEC cancelled ...
GCSE and level 1 and 2 results 2025 at a glance
Ofqual reports on 2025 GCSE results showing stability with over 5.6 million results issued. Grade 7+ outcomes at 21.8% and grade 4+ at 67.1%, similar to 2024. Notable 14% increase in post-16 resit can...
'We Need to Reimagine What We Can Do': How Teachers Are Adapting to AI
Educators are divided on AI in classrooms, with teachers using AI for lesson planning and identifying student struggles, while students' AI use raises ethical questions about cheating and cognitive de...
What does the international literature say about assessment practice for equitable learning outcomes for educationally disadvantaged high school students?
This systematic review examines assessment practices for educationally disadvantaged students in secondary education. The study identifies inclusive assessments including culturally responsive assessm...
Teaching Critical Thinking About AI: Comparing LLM Outputs in First-Year Composition
Dr. Susan Ray shares an innovative teaching approach where first-year composition students compare responses from five different LLMs on controversial topics to understand AI bias, rhetorical differen...
Schedule your exams for noon
New research from the University of Messina found that exam timing significantly affects success rates, with noon being optimal. The study of over 100,000 Italian university students revealed a bell-s...
On-screen exams: Advice from the experts
AQA Global presents a four-part video series featuring assessment experts discussing the transition to digital examinations. Drawing from experience with over 60 organisations in 40+ countries deliver...
Meta's AI rules have let bots hold 'sensual' chats with kids, offer false medical info
An internal Meta policy document reveals the social-media giant's rules for chatbots, which have permitted provocative behavior including romantic conversations with children, false medical informatio...
AI cheating tools now actively defeat secure browsers, requiring new security approaches for exam integrity
ITS warns that AI-powered cheating tools are now actively being developed and marketed to defeat secure browsers in real-time. These tools read test content and provide answers directly on screen, req...
AI Grader | Free Grade Predictor For Students
Grammarly's AI Grader is an AI agent that estimates student grades based on assignments, rubrics, and instructor grading styles. It provides personalised feedback to help students improve their work b...