An exam board has argued digital exams would be fairer and more relevant to students
Exam board AQA is aiming for the reading and listening assessments for its GCSE Italian and Polish to be conducted digitally by 2026, subject to regulatory approval, meaning they would be written on a computer rather than by hand on paper. In a new report, the exam board advocated for digital exams to be introduced in an “evolutionary, not revolutionary” manner, hoping for at least one large entry subject such as English to be assessed partially digitally in 2030.
AQA argues digital exams are “truer” to the digital world people are growing up and working in. It adds that they will remove worries about examiners struggling to understand handwriting and be beneficial to those with special educational needs. The exam board cited its own polling and focus group data, with 68% of young people agreeing that digital exams “would be better preparation for future work, education or training”. The same percentage of parents agreed that exams need to “move with the times”.
Colin Hughes, AQA's chief executive officer, said: "Technology and change are two constants in education. After all, we went from quills to fountain pens to biros, and from scrolls to books. Moving to digital exams is the next step of this evolution.
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