EAGLE Assessment

A worthwhile assessment is a powerful learning tool and not simply a test. An assessment determines what you know now (emphasis on the learner), while a test measures if you know enough to pass (emphasis on the subject). A personalised (as opposed to group) assessment helps you identify your individual strengths and weaknesses, so that you can plan your education better.

In a control experiment involving two groups of 30 students each, taught the same material by the same lecturer, the group who were mentored with the assistance of EAGLE performed 60% better overall than the control group. In the final analysis, the top 25 performing students were from the EAGLE group.
In 2008, Digix conducted over 400 student assessments. Every one was analysed individually.

EAGLE Assessment Software

Assessment and meaningful education are closely linked. Without assessment, it would not be possible to measure a learner's strengths and weaknesses, nor would it be able to determine the success of a training program, or a lecturer.
At Digix, we place a heavy emphasis on student assessment. Our EAGLE software suite uses adaptive techniques to ask individuals "just the right questions" to make them think. Developed by ourselves, over sixteen years, it is an unparalleled educational tool. We use EAGLE as a powerful learning tool on most of our courses, and the indication is that EAGLE will significantly enhance the retention of skills of a learner (a typical improvement of between 40% and 120%). It is no wonder that Digix students perform well above average in international exams.

Benefit to Students

Our assessments benefit students in the following ways:

• The software has a learning enhancement mode which asks probing questions, based on your response to previous questions. When your answer is incorrect, the software corrects you, and offers an explanation to help you. Since the software adapts to the level of the individual student, it is equally helpful to both entry-level candidates, as well as experienced students.
• Because the software monitors your response to each carefully chosen question, our qualified assessors can quickly determine both your strengths and your weaknesses. By arrangement with your lecturer, this analysis can be emailed to you. This information is invaluable to students preparing for exams, and students who wish to plan their education.
• We strive to analyse the assessment results of every student that we teach. This analysis is done by the lecturer at the end of every course, and also by our internal assessors and moderators at regular intervals. Through monitoring your progress, we are able to continually evolve and improve our courses.

Benefit to Employers

The prime purpose of coursework assessments is to maximise the educational experience of the student. However, EAGLE has other modes of assessment which are of great benefit to prospective students, employers and prospective employers.
EAGLE assessments can be used to assist employers in the following ways:

• Determine the level of expertise of individual employees, or departments. Before running refresher, or update courses, we assess students to determine their points of need.
• Assess technical competence prior to employing individuals - offered as a service to our key clients.
• Monitor progress and performance of students on our Certification and Learnership programs.

Digix Computers are leaders in IT Education, and we employ highly qualified educationalists and government registered assessors.