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Students in the 4th and 6th grades have begun their learning monitoring assessments (Provas de Monitorização da Aprendizagem or ModA) in a new digital format. School directors report that they are prepared for the transition, following successful pilot tests conducted last year.
Portugal's transition to digital grading for secondary school exams in the 2025/2026 academic year has sparked controversy and uncertainty regarding the implementation of automatic and human marking processes.
The independence of the evaluation of digital exams is measured by the evidence to which one has access. Opinion by João Marôco
The failures in the 2026 national digital exams have reignited concerns: the Order of Engineers is demanding mandatory qualifications for those operating critical platforms.
The Liberal Initiative (IL) requested an urgent hearing this Thursday for the president of the National Jury of Exams (JNE) and his predecessor to determine what information was conveyed to the Government regarding the pilot project for the digitisation of Philosophy exams in 2025. In a request addressed to the president of the Education and Science Committee, the liberal bench justifies the...
Luís Duque de Almeida claims to have been surprised by the Ministry of Education's decision to extend digitisation to all exams taken this year. He chaired the National Exams Jury until 9 September 2025, two days before the announcement of the generalisation of the digital assessment process.
Alberto Veronesi, director of the Santa Maria dos Olivais School Group, believes that “we could never have moved forward with mass digital grading of exams, given the experience from the previous year in Philosophy.” The Minister of Education “decided to proceed without knowing the reality of the schools,” he adds.
Luís Duque de Almeida presided over the experimental phase in which Philosophy exams were tested and finds it strange that the minister decided to generalise the process without asking the JNE for any assessment or information.
For André Santos Pereira, the Ministry of Education should not have opted to digitise all exams this year. The expert mentioned last year's pilot project which, even on a smaller scale, was subject to criticism.
The missing perspective or witness that still needs to be consulted.
The Ministry of Education, Science and Innovation (MECI) does not disclose which entities are linked to the digitisation. The Base portal shows several contracts, including for two platforms, but the companies involved refuse to take responsibility for the one that is causing errors.
Failures in the digital system for national exams are causing unrest in schools, with leaders denouncing “public alarm” and holding the National Examination Jury and EduQA responsible for the problems.
The Missão Escola Pública group questions the ministry: “Who will digitise the exams?” The Ministry of Education cites security reasons for not responding.
These digital exams began last week for the 4th and 6th grades. They serve as a test to ensure everyone is prepared for the external assessment period, which begins at the end of May.
Exams for 4th, 6th, and 9th grades began this Tuesday to test the digital format in which external assessments will be conducted starting at the end of May.
