Upgrade of Questionmark Perception, from version 5.2, to version 5.4.
Appraisal of QMP cloud based tools will be included.
There is an increasing emphasis on digital assessment, including more use of formative assessment during couses, and more flexibility around the place, pace and mode of summative assessments. In 2012/13 QMP delivered over 145,000 student assessments, with the majority formative assessments. There is significant scope to increase the usage of the service, and to take advantage of newer facilities such as mobile enabled quizzes.
· Much improved browser support, current supported browsers for the current version (v5.2) are: Firefox v3.6, and IE8 and for mobile devices.
· New version of application offers new functionality, some minor, but also some major improvements including new reporting and analytics tools and better course evaluation tools (https://www.questionmark.com/uk/perception/Pages/reporting.aspx)
· New functionality which allows for Observational assessment to be carried out on the system (https://www.questionmark.com/uk/perception/Pages/delivery-workplace-asse...).
· Ability to avoid previously answered questions. If students are allowed multiple attempts at an assessment and are answering random questions from the question repository, the new version can now ensure that the same questions aren’t delivered to a student.
· Improved UI.
Existing integrations with EASE for authentication will need to be re-applied to the new version, as will other customisations such as GLO (used by LLC).
Compliance :
End of software support and increasing incompatibility with University supported browsers.
We are using QMP 5.2 which was released in June 2010. The latest version of QMP is 5.4 which was released in May 2012.
QMP Supported browsers for the current version (v5.2) are: Firefox v3.6, and IE8.This is now causing problems on the managed desktop – the environment in which QMP is exclusively used for summative assessments.
QMP Sunset policy:
“Major versions will be supported by phone and email for 24 months after the release date of the next major version. However, issues that need resolution will almost certainly require an upgrade to the latest version.”