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Draft Report on European Baccalaureate 2019
last year. European Baccalaureate Unit was present in the correction centers to support the
external correctors and the inspectors during the correction period as well as Exatech
experts remotely.

6 correction centres were open for correcting all the written examination by the external examiners:

SUBJECTS CENTRES ATTENDANTS

All Languages (except ES and IT) Brussels 1 - 14 inspectors
All Other Subjects: Ancient Greek Uccle 83 external correctors
ART in DE, FR, EN, NL
GEOGRAPHY, HISTORY, LATIN, ONL,
PHILOSOPHY, MUSIC
Science papers : Biology, Chemistry, Physics, MA 3P, Brussels 4 – 6 inspectors
MA 5P, Economics + PT L1 and L4 Laeken 65 external correctors

Languages ES, Art in ES Alicante 1 inspector
11 external correctors
Languages IT, Art in IT Varese 1 inspector
8 external correctors

Art in EL and EN (from Heraklion) Heraklion 1 external corrector
Art in IT Brindisi 1 external corrector

75 external examiners decided to correct their scripts from home through the on-line correction
platform, being this fact very significant because this assumes that the platform works very well and
they do not need assistance on-site.

Retrieving evidence and accessibility to corrected scripts
Corrected scripts were easily accessible since they are stored in a secured server accessible
anytime from anywhere. This also eliminates the difficulty of retrieving documents in case of appeals
and especially during periods where many members of the staff in the schools are on holiday.

Correctors training
The on-line correction tools are easy to use. There is an on-line tutorial and a help-line. The electronic
tools be web-based so that no software needs to be installed in the correctors’ own computers. Still,
assistance for correctors and short refresher trainings were provided in the correction centers.

Corrector’s assessment
The on-line tools were able to inform on correctors’ performance. Analysis of standard deviation on
the corrected items or papers was possible.

Possibility of moderation
The on-line tools allow automated recalculation of values either for the whole examination or for
individual questions as a result of the modification of values in the different questions of an
examination or due to the cancellation of one or several questions.

Monitoring of the correction process
On-line correction tools allow monitoring and validation of the correction process. They provide
immediate access to statistics on performance.

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