Denmark's education agency let 10 HHX schools trial a redesigned Afsætning A exam permitting generative AI; VIVE's independent evaluation found grades at least 1 point higher than 2023-2024 exams, without a full causal explanation, and the trial continues in 2026-2027.
10
Schools in summer 2025 trial exam
~1 grade point
Average grade increase vs ordinary exams
Details
Maturity
Scaling
Promoter
Styrelsen for Undervisning og Kvalitet (Danish Agency for Education and Quality) / VIVE
Period
Summer 2025 trial exam, continuing 2026-2027
Region (NUTS)
DK01
Keywords
assessment policy, generative AI, upper-secondary business education (HHX)
Context
Denmark's Agency for Education and Quality has run a multi-year trial of a redesigned Afsætning A (Marketing A) exam for HHX business schools that explicitly permits generative-AI use, with 10 schools in the summer 2025 trial.
Results
VIVE's independent January 2026 evaluation found average grades across the trial exams were at least one full grade point higher than the same institutions' ordinary exams in 2023 and 2024, but VIVE was explicit that its data could not establish whether this reflects genuinely stronger competency or design effects of the new format; the Agency has continued the trial into 2026–2027 with a centrally designed exam case.
Implementation
Indicative cost
Low (< €50k)
Time to results
Medium (1–3 years)
Staffing & skills
Styrelsen for Undervisning og Kvalitet (Agency for Education and Quality), VIVE (independent evaluator)
Conditions for success
Independent third-party evaluation (VIVE) built into the trial design from the outset
Common failure modes
Cannot yet distinguish genuine competency gains from format-specific grading effects
Commonly funded by
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