K12.com, one of the largest virtual schools in the US, needed an efficient online placement testing tool to determine the level/grade of students. The existing placement tests and marking scheme were paper based, sometimes took students days to complete. K12 were eager to automate the tests and streamline the entire process.

K12 required an online test solution to appear as a seamless part of their placement testing process with movement of students from their web site into the WebExaminer system without requiring the user to log in a second time. The solution would automate new student registrations and feed information back to the K12 internal record systems upon commencement and completion of each test. K12 needed to ensure the tests were adaptive, easy to navigate and accurate. Upon a placement test being completed, school staff needed immediate access to student's scores in order to begin the placement process for each student.

The adaptive student placement testing solution that WebExaminer put in place for K12.com reduced cycles of tests that once took students as long as 2 days to complete to, on average, under 1 hour. Using WebExaminer’s adaptive test engine, the grade/level is determined accurately and swiftly. WebExaminer both hosts and integrates these tests. The WebExaminer Single Sign On (SSO) process allows for a smooth user experience and seamless movement of students from the K12 site into the WebExaminer system without requiring the user to log in a second time.

Galore Park is the leading publisher of educational textbooks for pupils aged 7-16 studying at independent schools. Galore Park's courses and books are used by over 80% of independent prep schools and an ever-increasing number of senior schools. It is the sole distributor of Independent Schools Exam Board Common Entrance papers for 11+ and 13+.

Galore Park set us a double challenge. They needed to set their traditional exams online so that they would be available to students and schools. The paper exams contained multi-part questions that had to be accurately transposed online. They also wanted an attractive and intuitive platform where questions were easily uploaded and teachers could quickly build custom tests from an easy to use item bank.

The adaptive student placement testing solution that WebExaminer put in place for K12.com reduced cycles of tests that once took students as long as 2 days to complete to, on average, under 1 hour. Using WebExaminer’s adaptive test engine, the grade/level is determined accurately and swiftly. WebExaminer both hosts and integrates these tests. The WebExaminer Single Sign On (SSO) process allows for a smooth user experience and seamless movement of students from the K12 site into the WebExaminer system without requiring the user to log in a second time.

Noodle is one of the largest tutoring groups in the US. They needed a robust e-assessment platform to offer a variety of tests & short drills to high-level students, in preparation for entry to university.

Noodle required a solution that allowed them to write complex Math questions with the math notation interspersed as required within the question area and answer choices. The Noodle item writers did not want the overhead of creating Math graphics.

WebExaminer created a tool for handling questions containing complex mathematical and scientific formulae - a custom Math tool that allowed the Noodle test writers to write Math questions without the need to upload graphics. The tool enabled test writers at Noodle to quickly author Math drills and offer GMAT and SAT practice. At Noodle’s request, WebExaminer also introduced a custom range of new question types to support SAT style question types such as identification of sentence errors and improving sentences.

Recruitment Zone, a leading UK-based recruitment service well aware of the importance of pre-hire screening of IT professionals, chose WebExaminer to help determine the competency of IT professionals in a range of technical areas including ASP.NET, Java and Microsoft SQL Server.

To increase the suitability of IT professionals to their customers prior to the extensive interview and hiring process. To ensure valuable time and money was not wasted and that only the best possible candidates were selected for interview to their clients.

WebExaminer hired professional content authors to write a range of IT tests using WebExaminer’s authoring tool. The tests were assigned to IT candidates to quickly establish their suitability for a variety of both permanent and contract roles. Clients were thus presented with a more tailored pool of candidates, shortening the hiring process, and thereby helping build a good reputation for Recruitment Zone.

During busy periods Scarborough Building Society hired a number of contractors but found they did not have the time to accurately access the knowledge of candidates. The hiring process was taking too long and resulted in some poor decisions.

Scarborough Building Society needed to ensure they had enough staff, both permanent and temporary, to keep the business running and to complete IT projects on time. The needed a fast and effective pre-hire tool to assist in the recruitment process and ensure the right quality personnel were being selected.

Using WebExaminer’s e-assessment platform, Scarborough Building Society set tests to assess candidates’ knowledge before embarking upon the long and time-consuming interview process. The results enabled more accurate hiring decisions to be made and saved time and money in the process.