By moving from a pass/fail test to an interactive assessment process, the motivation to cheat is expected to decrease, resulting in improved learning outcomes. A range of features will be built into the process to ensure that the person completing the learning and assessment is the same person who will be issued with their learner licence. This includes:
• assessment questions being embedded throughout the content and being contextualised in such a way that knowledge of the learning components of the course is required to correctly answer questions;
• the inability to skip content and go straight to the assessment;
• a significant amount of time being required to complete the process, between 4 and 6 hours learning time is expected;
• the person not being able to ‘fail’ the assessment, they will need to be repeat modules until they are successfully completed;
• the potential for pause and reflection points to ensure the learning and assessment is appropriately paced and learners cannot randomly guess the answers to questions until they are correct;
• randomised pools of assessment questions, so the questions being asked are not always the same; and
• advanced system monitoring and data analytics to identify any irregularities in the learning and assessment process, such as a customer trying to complete the process too quickly.
• online authentication; both new and existing customers will be required to verify their identity by supplying secure personal information to create and sign in to their user account, which is required to access the course
• continued verification of a person’s identity at a TMR Licence issuing centres, where customers will be required to provide further Evidence Of Identity and have their image captured before being issued a learner licence.
• online authentication; both new and existing customers will be required to verify their identity by supplying secure personal information to create and sign in to their user account, which is required to access the course
• continued verification of a person’s identity at a TMR Licence issuing centres, where customers will be required to provide further Evidence Of Identity and have their image captured before being issued a learner licence.
As a deterrent measure, if a user gets caught cheating, their enrolment will be cancelled and they won’t be able to enrol again for six months. This is a step up from current arrangements under the written test. A person completing the course on another person’s behalf faces a maximum penalty of $5,200 (from 1 July 2018).