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The online marking solution

Marking assessments, exams and certifications: a complex process with high stakes.
For high-stakes assessments, paper-based testing remains the standard approach adopted by most institutions. However, the management of paper-based exams and marking often requires extensive and onerous logistics. Several factors render this process complex: the risk of misplacing exam-scripts, the time necessary, the costs and difficulties involved in coordinating the various participants, the lack of real-time information about the operations under way, the risk of errors during the manual entry of exam results The solution must make the process both simpler and more secure, by reducing the manual processing of exam-scripts, by making it easier to organize marking and by providing clear, real-time visibility about operations in progress. This solution is called VIATIQUE.

The solution that makes exam marking simple and secure

Principal benefits
Accelerates the whole process, from distribution of scripts to the reporting of results. Eliminates the need to transport scripts or to require marking teams to travel. Reduces the costs of exam marking, while preserving the advantages of paper-based testing. Enables centralized monitoring of marking in real time (progress, observance of directives). Optimizes traceability and archiving of exam-scripts, enabling personnel to access them instantaneously.

VIATIQUE makes this process simple and secure by enabling online marking of paper-based tests.
In order to conserve the advantages of paper-based testing, while digitizing the whole marking process, NEOPTEC has developed VIATIQUE, the online marking solution. How does the system digitize this process? VIATIQUE enables you to scan paper exam-scripts and to conduct online marking of the exams from anywhere. VIATIQUE provides all the necessary tools to monitor and coordinate marking in real-time, via internet. VIATIQUE renders the finalization, transfer and archiving of the corrected exams (scripts, marks, annotations) instantaneous.

Key features
Is adaptable to all types of exams and assessments Automates all processing of examscripts for marking Transfers exam-scripts to markers instantaneously Manages all approaches and all types of marking schemes Enables simultaneous marking of scripts by two or more markers Provides precise, real-time visibility on marking in progress Automates blind marking transfer of exam results and

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VIATIQUE provides an unparalleled level of organization, security and user-friendliness by providing users with a platform leveraging practices that they already master: test delivery in a paper-based format, marking of scanned examscripts using intuitive and pedagogically relevant tools, finalization of results according to your requirements.

Manual management
Candidate lists management Creation of attendance sheets for
exam hall and each session

Digital management
PREPARING EXAM SESSIONS Lists integrated into the system Attendance sheets generated
automatically by the system

Printing of blank exam papers Materials required for blind marking Management of test topics, marking
scheme and directives

Standard A3/A4 exam papers No materials for blind marking Test topics, marking schemes
and directives integrated

Collecting and counting exam scripts Verification of attendance sheets Centralization of scripts for manual
processing:

Scripts and attendance sheets

digitized by system

PROCESSING AND TRANSFER OF SCRIPTS

recounting and verification sorting of scripts into batches blind-marking procedures shipping or delivery to examiners

Processing automated: - identification and tallying - verification of attendance - marking batch preparation - digital blind-marking - transfer to examiners

Significant time needed before

marking can begin

Once scanned, scripts are

available via secure network

Organizing implementation of
marking scheme and directives

ONLINE EXAM MARKING AND MONITORING

Integrated marking scheme

and directives structure tasks

Limited visibility on marking while

in progress

Total and instantaneous

visibility on marking in progress

Onerous and time-intensive means

for coordinating personnel

Tools for instant communication

and coordination

Recentralization of marked scripts Restitution of ID after blind marking Manual keying of exam results Little or no traceability of results Indexation of scripts for archiving Manual search for scripts stored in paper archives

FINALIZATION AND ARCHIVING

No recentralization necessary Blind marking lifted in one click Instant transfer of results Total visibility over results Automated digital archiving Integrated search tools for retrieving archived digital script

VIATIQUE is simple to implement without drastic change.

Online marking of exam-scripts with VIATIQUE

Digitization of exam-scripts

Marking and monitoring

Exam session Scanning Scripts marked via internet

Digital assessment module

Real-time monitoring

Reporting and archiving of results

Secure access by profile

Instant transfer Archives of marked scripts Marks and corrections

Preparing

Marking

Monitoring

VIATIQUE automates processing and tallying, thus eliminating the risks of errors and misplacement of exam materials.

VIATIQUE provides supervisors and coordinators with total visibility over marking throughout the whole process.

Thanks to its comprehensive mechanisms for safeguarding and verifying data, VIATIQUE ensures a perfectly secure process.

By providing relevant online communication tools, VIATIQUE simplifies coordination and teamwork.

By digitizing the marking process, VIATIQUE simplifies exam management without requiring transport or travel.

VIATIQUE accelerates the process, significantly reducing the time needed to get marking started and to finalize the results.

Innovative solution with great added value for all stakeholders

Serenity

VIATIQUE maintains the simplicity and flexibility of paperbased testing, enabling test-takers to write their exams in optimal conditions according to time-tested practices. Digital management of anonymous marking and random distribution of scripts into batches for correction provide a simple, effective means to ensure fairness. When marking is complete, grades can be transferred directly to your institutions information system, ensuring reliable, error-free results.

Fairness

Reliability

Security

Examiners access their online marking platform from anywhere via a secure network, making it unnecessary to transport test-papers back and forth. VIATIQUE saves time without comprising quality, providing intuitive, easy-to-use marking tools and maintaining direct contact between examiners and their supervisors. By automating repetitive tasks (calculating point totals, scoring multiple-choice questions, recording scores), VIATIQUE simplifies marking and reduces the fatigue of examiners.

Interactivity

Simplicity

Vision

The system provides supervisors with comprehensive, precise information about test-scoring in progress and equips them with the tools they need to manage marking efficiently. VIATIQUE frees supervisors from labour-intensive administrative tasks; all processes can be managed directly online via a single interface. Using their personalized dashboard, supervisors and head examiners can instantly detect and manage unforeseen events, such as the sudden unavailability of an examiner.

Control

Immediacy

Fields of expertise of NEOPTEC

Specializing in software tools for assessment, NEOPTEC has been developing innovative solutions for all types of examinations, certifications and qualifications testing since 1994. Our solutions integrate proprietary technologies for optimizing paper-based and digital assessments.
QCM Direct Automated scoring of paper-based MCQs RealQuest Question and questionnaire banks VIATIQUE Online marking of paper-based assessments NEMO-SCAN Automated blind-marking management DATA-SCAN Automated survey processing VIATIQUE ePASS Fully digital assessments

The particularly innovative character of our research and developments in the field of onscreen exam-marking (the VIATIQUE system), has enabled us to benefit from the support of the European Union, via the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). VIATIQUE is a registered trademark of NEOPTEC. Trademark registry (INPI): No. 01 3 114 931. Registry date: 26 July 2001.