| Exam paper design |
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| QP / AP redesigned and optimised for distributed printing and scanning |
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| Personalised test papers (with candidate name, number, centre, session date, component etc.) |
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| Non-personalised (blank) test papers |
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| Question types e.g. MCQ (multiple choice questions), short answer, long text, and drawing or diagram areas |
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| Barcoded to identify candidates and reconcile answer sheets |
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| Question randomisation |
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| Web portal |
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| Single sign on (SSO) for secure worldwide access |
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| Custom branding |
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| Download personalised QP/AP from the portal for printing |
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| Download non-personalised QP/AP from the portal for printing |
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| Print test pages to calibrate printer/scanner settings |
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| Dashboard reports monitoring the status of any session or centre |
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| Request regeneration of PDF packs |
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| Mark as re-scan required / unscannable / absent |
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| Accept last-minute candidates and amendments |
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| Launch scanning module via the portal |
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| Image scanning |
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| Scan AP’s at the venue immediately after a paper based exam |
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| Real-time validation of AP’s |
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| Traffic light warnings to alert users to problems with scanned images |
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| Uninterrupted scanning in the event of poor Internet connectivity |
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| Exception reporting to identify absent candidates or malpractice investigations |
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| Batch reference number generated upon successful transmission of images (‘proof of delivery’) |
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| Image conversion and extraction |
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| Image pre-processing e.g. image correction for skew, scanner distortion and print
margin adjustment |
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| Identify AP & candidates |
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| Read constrained print fields (one cell per letter/number/character) |
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| Read multiple choice questions with optical mark recognition (OMR) |
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| Read short written responses with intelligent character recognition (ICR) |
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| Read machine printed text with optical character recognition (OCR) e.g. pre-printed candidate details (name, school, date of birth) |
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| Minimum confidence thresholds |
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| Image verification |
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| Display character or field for an operator to review |
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| Minimise keystrokes with operators automatically progressing to the next character or field for review |
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| Request re-scan if an image is unreadable or insufficient quality |
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| Make decisions about duplicate images (retain, re-assign, discard or append) |
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| Export data to any required format e.g., CSV, Excel |
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| Export data to third-party on-screen marking solutions (OSM) |
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| On-screen marking |
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| Item level marking |
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| Bulk item entry (submit ‘correct marks for all’) |
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| Submit marks |
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| Team management structure (Admin User, Team Leader, Monitor, Marker) |
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| Quality assurance rules enforced (double marking, error rates, marker probation periods, escalations, hierarchical marker monitoring) |
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| Access to noticeboard and support messaging system |
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| Remote marking |
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