School pupils in Scotland are set to sit exams online for the first time as
this year's exam season got under way.
The first of the 140,000 candidates turned over their Standard Grade papers at
0900 BST on Tuesday.
And later this month 120 pupils and students in schools and colleges across the
country will use computers to sit a
multiple choice exam in biotechnology.
The Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) said the move was a "significant
milestone" in modernising exams.
A spokesman stressed that while a mouse would replace a pen for candidates, the
other aspects of the exam would remain
the same as normal.
Only the candidate and the invigilator will be able to see individual screens,
while the answers will be submitted
directly to a secure SQA area.
The idea will be trialled by volunteers sitting the Intermediate 2 and Higher
biotechnology exam on 16 May.
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this year's exam season got under way.
The first of the 140,000 candidates turned over their Standard Grade papers at
0900 BST on Tuesday.
And later this month 120 pupils and students in schools and colleges across the
country will use computers to sit a
multiple choice exam in biotechnology.
The Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) said the move was a "significant
milestone" in modernising exams.
A spokesman stressed that while a mouse would replace a pen for candidates, the
other aspects of the exam would remain
the same as normal.
Only the candidate and the invigilator will be able to see individual screens,
while the answers will be submitted
directly to a secure SQA area.
The idea will be trialled by volunteers sitting the Intermediate 2 and Higher
biotechnology exam on 16 May.
Source