Online examining has replaced traditional written VCA exams. Online examining would increase efficiency, add value and improve quality. But what are the real advantages and disadvantages of online examination? We list them.
Digitization has become part of our society. IT applications have also become indispensable in education: the electronic learning environment continues to grow, computers are used as a learning tool and IT is an essential tool in management tasks at school. That is why online exams fit in well with the perception of a growing number of exam candidates and helps to make exams more attractive.
It takes less effort to check large numbers of tests and fewer human mistakes can be made.
Immediately after a VCA exam, the preliminary results are known. This is convenient for exam candidates, and useful for their employers in terms of employability.
Unlike paper exams, the production of printed matter and the physical distribution of exams is no longer necessary. Digital distribution increases the guarantee of confidentiality of assignments. In addition, each candidate has a unique exam, which means that 'cheating' is no longer meaningful.
A digital VCA exam is great for the read-aloud exam. Through headphones, the question or answer is read aloud as often as necessary. Thus, a participant sets his or her own pace.
Where a certain development can have advantages, there are often disadvantages as well. We mention the most important disadvantages of online testing:
Setting up a good system requires major investments for companies and educational institutions.
Uncertainty for candidates who have no experience with a laptop or tablet
Candidates can indicate this to the examiner, the examiner explains it clearly and can show how the system works. Due to the simple working method of the exam, this is also easy for the Digibeet to do.
See how it works? You can with a CBT mock exam.