Alice Leigh

Streamline your exam paper production Developing a high-stakes exam is a logistical challenge – a challenge that continues long after the exam is written. The final typesetting and design process may eat into months of your production cycle and take a large proportion of your budget. We have been hearing for years that this is a huge issue for testing organisations, slowing everything down and putting extra pressure on production teams. If these issues sound familiar, then instant typesetting is for you. How can Instant Typesetting save me time and money? Within GradeMaker Pro, you can already author all your […]

Our development team build new features in line with the way you actually work. We believe that the best technology doesn’t force people into adopting new ways of working but fits around the ways they currently operate.

We are delighted to announce that AQA, one of the UK’s largest exams publishers, has decided to extend its use of GradeMaker exam authoring software for another two years.

Developing valid and reliable tests is complicated. The necessary confidentiality, plus the inevitable complexity of test production means that you need something which ticks ALL the boxes, but what are those boxes?

If you are part of an awarding bodies and want to make sure you cover all your bases when identifying and prioritising exam authoring software requirements, this guide is for you.

CEM is a well-respected independent assessment body based in the Philippines, providing a diverse set of high-stakes assessments to the academe, professional organizations and other industries for their various testing needs. CEM began working with GradeMaker to seek solutions for enhancing their item bank authoring systems. Amongst their priorities were to automate test construction, enhance security, and make further developments to quality control procedures. Following a successful pilot, CEM has now chosen GradeMaker Pro to be their new authoring platform, to support them in streamlining their services. Father Roderick C. Salazar, Jr., SVD, Acting CEO at CEM said “GradeMaker Pro is really […]

Has your organisation ever had to adapt as fast as it did this year?

If your answer is ‘never’, you’re not alone.

Most exam providers have found that the strain of responding to the Covid crisis has shown up some cracks in traditional approaches, but it has also created some unexpected opportunities for them too.

The National Centre for Educational Evaluation (NCEE) is responsible for the conduct of examinations in Croatia. The NCEE is preparing a new examination and looked to the introduction of e-authoring technology to improve working processes, especially during the Covid pandemic. They were also looking to drive improvements overall in the quality, security and efficiency of its test development operations. ‘ We were pleased to be able to adopt GradeMaker pro for live exams authoring, after an initial trial of the software. GradeMaker Pro has helped us continue to write exams, even during the Covid pandemic.’ Natalija Curkovic, Senior Expert Advisor. […]

GradeMaker Pro is a finalist in the Cool Tool category in the #EdTechAwards 2021. The EdTech Awards were established in 2010 to recognize, acknowledge, and celebrate the most exceptional innovators, leaders, and trendsetters in education technology.  The Managing Director, David Haggie, said, ‘We are totally committed to transforming education through technology to enrich the lives of learners everywhere. So I am really delighted that GradeMaker Pro has been recognised by the #EdTechAwards this year.’

GradeMaker Pro exam authoring technology (as part of our group*) has been selected following a rigorous process to be on the British Council framework for suppliers of assessment technology globally.  We are looking forward to working with them to deliver exam services worldwide. * Stephen Austin