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Handout Testing with Bring Your Own Device

Publicatie datum October 27, 2025

Does your institution use Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) for testing and examinations? Or are you currently considering switching from institutional devices to BYOD? This handout explains the ethical implications and offers practical guidelines. Please note: the handout is only available in Dutch.

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Wat?

The handout outlines the “student journey” of a learner taking a test on their own laptop. Opportunities are identified for each step in the process, as are potential risks to the public values of autonomy, fairness and humanity according to the SURF/Kennisnet Values Guide.

Voor wie?

The handout is intended for education professionals at higher professional education, senior secondary vocational education and university institutions in the Netherlands who develop policy for and/or are involved in (digital) testing.

Samenvatting

Testing via Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) can offer flexibility and scalability, but it can also cause inequality if not everyone has the same opportunities. Among other things, Npuls is investigating the impact of BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) on learners, on the testing process and its organisation, and on the associated software, architecture and security.

Research has been conducted into the ethical aspects that (may) play a role in testing via BYOD. This handout has been developed on the basis of interviews and literature research. It offers institutions guidance on drawing up and evaluating policy, setting up support and preparing tests.

The handout follows the “student journey” of a learner who takes a test using BYOD and highlights potential risks and opportunities to protect and reinforce shared values such as autonomy, fairness and humanity. In this way, this handout helps institutions to make informed choices and to use BYOD responsibly in the assessment process.