28-04-2025
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What does the pilot hub do?
We want to provide educational institutions with tools to formulate a vision on assessment, and on this basis to draw up policy and set up processes and systems. We also work together on public values: we explore the possibilities for open source software, work with suppliers on standards for data exchange and design a target architecture for open test and question banks.
Why are we doing this?
In recent years, the topic of digital assessment has been high on the agenda of SURF’s members. An exploration from Npuls in the first half of 2024 showed that institutions attach great value to acting together around the issues in this field. This led to the decision to include the topic within Npuls. This way, it is possible to give the joining of forces a big boost and find synergy with developments within Npuls of important assessment themes (such as XR, EdTech, AI and Data, and Digital Educational Resources).
The pilot hub will organise activities based on the following themes:
Assessment and learning
Programmatic assessment | Formative assessment | Learning qualification | Continuous assessment
The perspective on assessment is changing. Whereas previously assessment was mainly used summatively, we see the emphasis shifting to the formative aspect, where assessment is used to reinforce the learning process. But what do successful applications of asssessment and learning look like? And what should you organise as an educational institution to properly support the process?
Want to know more or share ideas? Contact Sandra Broekman at sandra.broekman@npuls.nl.
Activities
- Mapping sample processes of assessment and learning
- Drawing up sample architectures
- Sharing good practices
- Supplier challenge: how can assessment and learning be supported digitally?
Digital examination and assessment
Support | Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) | Professionalisation | Form of assessment
In recent years, digital assessment has boomed. The demand for flexible test-taking is growing. This presents educational institutions with various issues. Which processes and ICT facilities are needed for this? What role can Bring your own device (BYOD) play? By pooling and sharing knowledge, we prevent educational institutions from having to invent the wheel themselves.
Want to know more or share ideas? Contact Evelien Westerbeek van Eerten at evelien.westerbeekvaneerten@npuls.nl.
Activities
- Develop guidance with scenarios for flexible test-taking
- The ethical aspects of BYOD and the learner’s perspective
- Developing the Policy, Organisation & Process (BOP) course
Assessment from vision
Balance summative formative | Authenticity | Time and place independence | Micro-credentials
What is the balance between summative and formative assessment? What importance do we attach to authentic assessment? And is it important for students to be able to take tests independent of time and place? By capturing the answers to these kinds of questions in a vision, you create a solid foundation as an educational institution to set up your assessment process on.
Want to know more or share ideas? Contact Amber de Wilde at amber.dewilde@npuls.nl.
Activities
- Further develop the (digital) assessment vision tool and deploy it widely at educational institutions;
- Develop train-the-trainer sessions for using the vision tool;
- On the basis of developed visions, identify the most important developments and wishes in the field of assessment.
Control over the assessment landscape
Open standards | Architecture | Harmonisation | Interoperability
The complexity in the assessment landscape is increasing; there is a great diversity of processes and suppliers of assessment software. Reference architectures and standards for data exchange are of limited availability. This theme line aims to get a better control over the assessment landscape through a sector-wide approach. We improve the manageability of the assessment landscape and the quality of digital support for assessment processes. In the context of public values, we explore the possibilities of open source, open standards and open educational resources.
Activities
- Insight into the assessment landscape: developing reference architectures (‘ist’ and ‘soll’)
- Collaborate on public values: explore opportunities for open source software
- Working with suppliers on standards for e.g. data exchange
- Contribute to a target architecture for open test and question banks
Want to know more or share ideas? Contact Ilonka van Meenen at ilonka.vanmeenen@npuls.nl.
Who are we doing this for?
Learners
… receive better education through a digitally supported, secure and reliable assessment process that stimulates learner development. Digital software and systems enable learners to qualify for their professional careers on an ongoing basis.
Educational professionals
Assessment is reliable, safe and valid. This is how we contribute to the quality and agility of education and strengthen the digital literacy of educational professionals.
Educational institutions
… can deploy the practicality and organisation of digital assessment unambiguously.
Community
The digital assessment community consists of a large number of enthusiastic professionals engaged in the didactic and organisational aspects of assessment. Periodically, we organise events in which meeting and sharing knowledge are central. The first community event take place on 14 May 2025. Want to know more or share ideas? Contact Hanna Emmering at hanna.emmering@npuls.nl.
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