Screens could replace exam papers to 'prepare young people for the digital world'
Pupils in England could be assessed digitally in some of their GCSE and A-level exams under proposals. AQA, the biggest exam board for GCSEs and A-levels in England, is aiming to roll out on-screen exams over a period of years and it hopes that students will sit at least one major subject digitally by 2030.
Digital exams help prepare young people for the digital world, are more inclusive, more “environmentally sustainable”, develop digital skills and are what young people want, according to the report. It added: “We will not do away with traditional pen and paper exams in a rush, and anticipate an exam system where some components of some GCSE or A-level courses are delivered in a paper-based manner and other components are digitally delivered.
Colin Hughes, chief executive of AQA, said: “Technology and change are two constants in education. After all, we went from quills to fountain pens to biros, and from scrolls to books. Moving to digital exams is the next step of this evolution. We cannot and should not change the way we conduct exams overnight. AQA has spent several years trialling and piloting digital exams and we will roll them out over many years.
Earlier this year, the OCR exam board also piloted digital exams in UK schools. In a policy document published this month, which set out plans to introduce a single qualification which will eventually replace A-levels and T-levels, the Department for Education said it would work with the sector and experts to “look again” at the type and format of GCSE exams needed at age 16.
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