The Council for the Curriculum,
Examinations and Assessment (CCEA) has £150,000 for
organisations that use crowdsourcing to expand existing sources
of exam questions, reduce costs and improve quality.
The competition will be run through the Small Business Research
Initiative (SBRI), which helps public sector bodies connect
with innovative businesses to solve specific challenges.
An expanded bank of quality questions
As Northern Ireland’s leading awarding body, the CCEA offers a
range of qualifications including GCSEs, A and AS levels,
entry-level qualifications and vocational qualifications.
Traditionally, exam questions have been set by teachers working
in their own schools or as part of assessment teams. Now, the
CCEA wants to develop a new set of reliable and verifiable
questions through crowdsourcing.
The aim is to expand the question banks available to schools and
colleges, and keep costs under control without compromising on
quality.
Testing the feasibility and demonstrating a prototype
This competition is looking for projects that can demonstrate how
crowdsourcing could attract a broader base of high-quality
questions.
The competition will be run in 2 phases. The first phase will ask
applicants to demonstrate the technical feasibility and
commercial viability of their idea.
Projects that are successful in this first phase will be invited
to apply into a second phase to develop and evaluate their
prototypes.
- applications are open, and the deadline to apply is 3pm on 17
September 2018
- the competition is open to any organisation. You’ll need to
register as a supplier on eTendersNI in
order to apply. Once registered, you’ll be able to view the
tender documentation
- you can attend an information session
about the competition in Belfast at 11am on 4
September 2018
- shortlisted organisations will be invited to interview in
Belfast the week commencing 24 September 2018
