risr/ assess system components

The risr/ assess platform is made up of three main components:

• The site (or server)
• The iPad application
• The assess for browser application.

Each fulfils a different purpose in the risr/ assess ecosystem.

The risr/ assess site

The site, or "server" as you may sometimes hear it termed, is the control centre for everything in risr/ assess. It's where you will be able to carry out all the pre-exam activities, such as:

• building all of your assessment materials
• designing your test structure
• setting how you want the exam to behave during its delivery
• creating all of your exam participants (candidates, examiners and/or role players)
• scheduling participant into the assessment events as required.

Once your exam is configured and finalised you can publish it to the dashboard where it can be delivered using one of our two delivery mechanisms; the iPad or the browser application, both discussed below. The dashboard is also used to monitor the progress of the exam in real time.

After delivery of the assessment event, and once all the exam data has been collected you can return to the site to begin processing that data. That might include:

• a marking exercise if your exam included items that require human marking 
• setting a passing standard for the exam and processing results, outcomes and feedback.
• Using the reporting and analytics suite to help you carry out quality assurance activities.

The iPad application

The iPad application is one of our delivery platforms and is used specifically for the delivery of on-site OSCE or MMI assessments. Only examiners access the iPad application as management of candidates (and any role players) is carried out physically on the exam floor. 

Examiners use the app to complete a mark sheet for each candidate. They can also access electronic versions of any station materials or resources if these have been included.

The assess for browser application

The assess for browser fulfils a dual purpose in terms of test delivery. It can be used to for candidates to participate in written exams or to deliver remote OSCE/MMI assessments. 

• For written exams, candidates access the assess for browser application to provide their exam responses. This can be conducted either entirely remotely or in an invigilated exam room and can be delivered in a locked-down environment or with a remote proctoring overlay where required. 
• The remote OSCE/MMI involves candidates, examiners and role players joining an integrated virtual meeting environment to conduct the examination. The system controls progression through the different stations for all participants (so it's a bit different from the exam floor organisation in the on-site OSCE) and presents each with the appropriate documentation (notes, scripts, mark sheets) according to their role in the exam.