Neoptec - Next-generation software solution for automatic assessment correction

Why automate assessment using machine-scored MCQs? Due to its simplicity and its objectivity, the multiple-choice questionnaire (or MCQ) is an evaluation tool making it possible to test both the discrete knowledge and (if the test questions are well conceived) the analytical and reasoning abilities of a large number of candidates in a short span of time. This is all the more true when MCQ tests are scored automatically.

From the perforated cards of yore and the OMR process used by optical readers since the 1960s to the cutting-edge technologies developed over the last decade, the different automatic MCQ-test correcting systems have made it possible to carry out objective assessments on a massive scale.

The automatic data-capture technologies used by QCM Direct represent a significant qualitative leap in this progression, definitively relegating the constraints, difficulties and errors of older techniques to the past.

QCM Direct brings complete flexibility to the creation of exams and the criteria used for grading them, while also ensuring the highest degree of reliability and transparency in automated assessment correction.

Unlike earlier technologies, this solution requires no special paper, inks or machines: with any recent PC, a laser printer and a compatible document scanner, you are ready to go! Furthermore, QCM Direct ensures perfectly accurate and immediately verifiable results. Finally, QCM Direct is designed to be easy to use by any learning professional.

Some of the comparative advantages - QCM Direct:

• Is extremely easy to use, even with the most basic computing skills
• Imports your questionnaires directly from your MS Word® documents
• Uses standard office equipment: a laser printer and a document scanner
• Recognizes and manages the hand-printed identity of each exam candidate
• Configures weightings and shows simulation of results using your grading criteria
• Corrects tests using high-resolution images that are archived and accessible
• Integrates a complete set of tools for checking and analysing your assessments

For further information concerning the unparalleled possibilities of this major innovation, or for a detailed comparison of different techniques for automatically correcting multiple-choice tests, please contact us.