Conduct an exam
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This checklist provides a step-by-step approach to conducting an exam created by you or shared to you by a colleague.
Ensure you follow each section for a smooth exam experience.
Preparation: Preview the Exam
Before allowing students access, preview the exam from a student’s perspective to confirm everything is functioning as expected.Step 1. Allowing students access to the exam
- Open The Exam
Before students can enter, you need to adjust the exam access to let students in to the exam.
More detailed information about access can be found here: Give students access to an exam - Student Login Process
Students will enter the exam by visiting Exam.net and inputting the provided exam key or they can log in with their details or through their Google/Microsoft account if the exam is linked to an LMS. - High-Security Mode (if applicable)
- If high-security mode is required, students will be directed to an app for secure access.
- Note for Chromebook Users: Students using Chromebooks must log in via the kiosk app in "logged-out" mode when accessing high-security exams.
Step 2: Monitoring the Exam
- Access the Monitoring View
To monitor the exam, go to the exam list and click the monitoring icon next to the exam, or navigate to "Monitoring/Results" in the main menu. - Monitor Student Activity
The monitoring view provides tools to oversee and manage the exam process. Use this view to ensure everything runs smoothly and to resolve any issues that arise.- In this guide, we will go through where to find each function in the monitoring view.
- In this guide, we will go through where to find each function in the monitoring view.
- Troubleshooting
If you encounter any issues during the exam, refer to our FAQ widget or support pages for common questions and answers.
- If you run into network related issues:
See the In case of technical problems article. - For issues related to Safe Exam Browser:
see the Common Problems with SEB article. - For issues related to Chromebooks:
see the Common Problems with Chromebooks article.
- If you run into network related issues:
Step 3: Exam Submission
- Student Submission ProcessStudents should end their exam by submitting their work within the platform.
- Offline Submission Option
If a student is offline at the time of submission, they can still submit their work offline, which will sync when they reconnect.- Here you can find more information about Offline submission
Step 4: Marking and Exporting Exam Results
- Marking the exams
Once the exam is complete, go to the exam's Results View to mark the exams.
- Start by Marking the exams
- Start by Marking the exams
- Exporting student answers
Once the student answers are marked, go to the exam's Results View to export the exams results.- To share student answers, refer to this article: Student answers - Download / Print / Export / Send
For more information regarding marking and exporting, refer to the Marking and Exporting FAQ category.
- Open The Exam
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