QuestionMark
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The Questionmark Corporation is a supplier of online assessment software (E-assessment
) to educational institutions, public sector employers and commercial companies worldwide. The company was started in 1988 by current chairman John Kleeman. Primary markets are Europe (particularly the UK) and North America. The current CEO is Eric Shepherd.
The company's flagship product is Perception, an application which deploys computer-based assessments through the web or Windows, for online or offline delivery. The company claims to have a true blended approach to online assessment, as assessments can be authored through Windows, the web, or imported from Word or other QTI
-compliant applications, and delivered online through web browser, offline on a CD or other removable medium, or even on paper. The current version of Perception is 5.3.
In the UK, many major universities use Perception, and in a recent survey it was found to be a more prevalent assessment engine than Blackboard
alone1. Institutions using Perception include Edinburgh, Essex, Oxford, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Southampton, Dundee, Loughborough, Leeds, Swansea, Salford, Bradford, UWIC, Pembrokeshire, Bristol, Exeter, Plymouth, Aberystwyth, Gloucester, Hertfordshire, Thames Valley (a non-exhaustive list). Questionmark's contribution to e-Assessment to Higher Education in the UK is specifically referenced in the 'e-Assessment roadmap' project written by the Open University
for JISC (Joint Information Systems Committee
).
Questionmark holds an annual users' conference in North America, and an academic symposium in the UK, prior to the Loughborough CAA conference.
Questionmark were the originators of the QTI interoperability standard for CAA question interchange, which was based on their QML language, and were involved in the recent update.
E-assessment
In its broadest sense, e-assessment is the use of information technology for any assessment-related activity. This definition embraces a wide range of student activity ranging from the use of a word processor to on-screen testing...
) to educational institutions, public sector employers and commercial companies worldwide. The company was started in 1988 by current chairman John Kleeman. Primary markets are Europe (particularly the UK) and North America. The current CEO is Eric Shepherd.
The company's flagship product is Perception, an application which deploys computer-based assessments through the web or Windows, for online or offline delivery. The company claims to have a true blended approach to online assessment, as assessments can be authored through Windows, the web, or imported from Word or other QTI
QTI
The IMS Question and Test Interoperability specification defines a standard format for the representation of assessment content and results, supporting the exchange of this material between authoring and delivery systems, repositories and other learning management systems. It allows assessment...
-compliant applications, and delivered online through web browser, offline on a CD or other removable medium, or even on paper. The current version of Perception is 5.3.
In the UK, many major universities use Perception, and in a recent survey it was found to be a more prevalent assessment engine than Blackboard
Blackboard Inc.
Blackboard Inc. is an enterprise software company with its corporate headquarters in Washington, D.C. and is primarily known as a developer of education software, in particular learning management systems. Blackboard was founded by CEO Michael Chasen and chairman Matthew Pittinsky in 1997 and...
alone1. Institutions using Perception include Edinburgh, Essex, Oxford, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Southampton, Dundee, Loughborough, Leeds, Swansea, Salford, Bradford, UWIC, Pembrokeshire, Bristol, Exeter, Plymouth, Aberystwyth, Gloucester, Hertfordshire, Thames Valley (a non-exhaustive list). Questionmark's contribution to e-Assessment to Higher Education in the UK is specifically referenced in the 'e-Assessment roadmap' project written by the Open University
Open University
The Open University is a distance learning and research university founded by Royal Charter in the United Kingdom...
for JISC (Joint Information Systems Committee
Joint Information Systems Committee
JISC is a United Kingdom non-departmental public body whose role is to support post-16 and higher education and research by providing leadership in the use of ICT in learning, teaching, research and administration...
).
Questionmark holds an annual users' conference in North America, and an academic symposium in the UK, prior to the Loughborough CAA conference.
Questionmark were the originators of the QTI interoperability standard for CAA question interchange, which was based on their QML language, and were involved in the recent update.