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The main chain partners in central examination in secondary education (CEVO, CITO and IB Group) have recently released a joint discussion paper outlining a vision of the way examinations will be conducted in 2012. In addition to the paper-based exams as we know them now, it is expected that computer-based examination will play an important role in 2012. The paper notes that not only the method of examination, but also various underlying processes will change as a result. Exam construction, logistics, distribution and organisation can be designed in a different - and often more efficient - manner. Especially because a lot will change in the underlying process (and eventually in combination with various new forms of education in the realm of e-learning), it is important to start a strategic orientation on the possible role that the IB Group can play in the field of education-related electronic services.
Against this background, it is important for the IB Group to develop a vision on the field of online examination and the role that the IB Group can play in it. The task is to provide a report describing the developments in online examination within and outside the education sector, and to outline several strategic options, decision points and recommendations for the IB Group.
The report must answer three main questions:
1. What developments in the field of online examination are taking place within the education sector?
2. What developments in the field of online examination are taking place outside of education (consider parties such as the fire department, the Central Bureau of Driving Skills Certificates or the industry organisation Vapro) and in the market of providers?
3. What is happening in other countries in terms of online examination? Where are the developments from which we can learn something?