At Cambridge we have over 160 years’ experience in delivering fair, valid, and reliable assessments to students worldwide.
We recognise that our learners are living and studying in a world that requires a more digital-focused skillset. We are excited to announce our journey towards incorporating digital examinations into our offering. Digital examinations that are authentic to the way students learn have the potential to unlock new opportunities and improve the assessment experience through:
- improving student engagement and control
- improving accessibility and inclusivity
- reflecting the method of classroom teaching and learning more authentically
- streamlining administration for schools
- offering varied question formats
- improving practicalities of audio/video assessment.
Our approach to assessment has always been evidence-based and digital examinations will be no different – informed by rigorous research, the latest technological developments, and working in partnership with you.
The Cambridge research-based approach
As part of the University of Cambridge, we offer a globally trusted and flexible framework for education from ages 3 to 19, informed by research, experience, and listening to educators. Our relationship with the university and schools around the world, give us an unrivalled depth of research potential into the requirements and benefits of digital examinations.
We are committed to understanding teachers’ and students’ needs and aspirations with examinations and that is why we have been working together with our Cambridge community to define the future of digital examinations. We recognise the scale, complexities, and importance of this shift and therefore every step in our digital examination journey is underpinned by thorough research, testing, trialling, and piloting with you. We are ensuring that our approach is not only comparable and fair but meets the individual needs of our teachers and learners globally.