We provide qualifications to nearly one million students a year in 10 000 schools in 160 countries. Drawing on insights from our school community, we have an unrivalled depth of research as we develop our approach to digital assessment.
Education led
Our focus is on education, so that assessment proves and improves learning. We will use technology to improve accessibility, relevance and – ultimately – learning. Our digital assessments will meet the same validity, reliability and comparability standards as our paper-based assessments. We will have two different ways of moving our assessments online:
- Migratory approach. We move existing paper-based exams to digital formats with minimal change to curricula, type of assessment, or teaching methods.
- Transformational approach. We create new curricula, assessment and assessment types – assessing in a way that has not been possible on paper.
We will draw on our research, our school community and our assessment expertise to determine which approach to use for each of our qualifications.
Together with teachers and learners
We are working together with our global Cambridge community throughout this journey to introduce digital assessments in a manageable way. We recognise the scale, complexity and importance of this change. Each step is supported by thorough research, testing and piloting.