Digitize Pen & Paper Exams with MeritTrac's Digital Evaluation System

Examinations lie at the core of measuring the success of teaching processes and methodologies. However, the growing volume of paper scripts and increased risk of misplacing answer scripts during distribution coupled with the labour-intensive task of sorting, evaluating, and preserving paper-based exams, creates several roadblocks in the marking process. The outcomes of such traditional evaluation systems are delays in results turnaround, increased costs, and a higher risk of manual errors.

With TracMarks, MeritTrac’s on-screen marking solution, organizations can digitize pen and paper answer scripts and mark them on-screen to improve the quality and speed of marking. After an examination or assessment, the paper-based answer scripts are sent to a secure scanning centre. Here the candidate details are masked, and bar-codes are assigned for tracking. The answer scripts are then scanned, digitized, encrypted, and stored in secure data centres. This helps to avoid tampering, misuse, fraudulent use and reduces the chance of bias-based evaluation.

The encrypted answer scripts are distributed electronically, enabling examiners to mark on-screen, and include comments and annotations as they would in traditional marking. The digital evaluation system’s internal messaging system improves collaboration and coordination. What’s more, organizations can tap into a geographically distributed pool of expert evaluators even during peak periods. The bottom line: TracMarks digital evaluation system drives enhanced accuracy, security, and transparency while reducing costs.