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Computer Based Testing (CBT) can be seen as a new approach or service that can be offered to the education sector. With new services, it is of course about much more than just technology. It involves adopting a broad perspective of the 'service delivery system,' where numerous aspects simultaneously and in conjunction, play a role. This includes provisions at schools, employee competencies, changes in the chain, etc. Exploring the possibilities for a national CBT system therefore requires a system exploration (including information analysis of the examination chain at a high level) to optimize process steps in the chain and analyse further use of ICT (including pros and cons of various existing and future solutions).
The assignment is described as follows: a further exploration of a national CBT system for the educational examination chain. The developed national CBT system should be able to support process steps in the examination chain as well as business functions and work processes of both IB-GROEP and CITO in the long run within an overarching architecture – making extensive use of standards wherever possible. The exploration aims to allow the various chain partners to develop a shared vision of the desired development direction for a national CBT system. Based on the exploration, a better understanding can be provided of the requirements that need to be met by a national CBT solution and the scope and extent of a follow-up activity to describe the underlying architecture in more detail.
In addition to CBT, other forms of examination, such as paper exams, will still be used for a long time. However, this context does not address that aspect. It is emphasized here again that the aim of this note is to establish a common CBT infrastructure that enables a nationally uniform approach to central CBT exams.
It is not the intention of this note to make statements regarding the policy on the implementation of CBT exams for particular subjects. This is obviously a subject of regular discussions between policy-making authorities.