Higher education assessment
OfS investigation finds students at provider delivering franchised degrees also told how to avoid detection by plagiarism software
Regulator finds university failed to ‘exercise proper control’ of one of its external assessment centres
Regulator says proportion of top marks awarded by institutions still way above what might be expected
Experts say introduction of compulsory test for all undergraduate courses shows country’s shifting approach to internationalisation
Grade inflation follows the US playbook, threatening public confidence in Kiwi universities
Academics warn recall-based exams are ‘obsolete’ and policing AI is ‘unrealistic’ after hundreds admit manipulating online exam at Yonsei University
Two London universities deemed to have breached new rules on safeguarding qualifications as regulator sounds alarm over how degree classifications are calculated
Academic who travelled to Kenya to meet those ghostwriting university work says practice is ‘completely reshaping our future’
Universities would look to ‘game’ new metric for testing learning gain, critics warn, with external examination defended as ‘best we’ve got’
Divergent attitudes towards the use of AI in assessments risks weakening the credibility of academic certifications and driving mistrust between students and teachers
Asking undergraduates to submit pen-on-paper essays is a desperate and retrograde step that undermines assessment rather than safeguards it, says Dan Sarofian-Butin
