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In this section you will find content that will support you when planning your examination, both for examination in general and specifically for digital examination. You will find pedagogical advice but also what to consider in order to make your examination accessible for all students.   On equal terms  Visit On equal terms  Read about how you can adjust the assessment for students with disabilit

https://www.education.lu.se/en/teaching-tips/digital-examination/plan-your-digital-exam - 2026-04-25

Pedagogical advice for designing online exams As a rule, many forms of examination commonly used in campus teaching work just as well in online teaching. This applies, for example, to various forms of home exams and open book exams, various forms of teamwork, oral exams, presentations and ventilations. Others, such as classic exams in exam halls, are more difficult to translate directly into onlin

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Reliability, validity and examination for learning It is well documented that the way we design our examination assignments has a very strong impact on our students' learning and learning behaviour. This is based, among others, on the fact that the students must pass to get grades – they can’t avoid this. It can be frustrating for the teacher to be asked "Will this come up in the exam?", but it al

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In QPS (Quality and Progress System) you can conduct all types of educational assessment. The system can also be used as a learning platform instead of Canvas. QPS is only available to staff and students at the Faculty of Medicine in Lund. QPS can be used for examination components such asdigital exams on campuslaboratory workwork-based learning (VFU)patient simulationsreflectionspractical exercis

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Invigilating students during exams in Zoom may not stop cheating as such, but it gives clear directions regarding what is allowed and what is not. More often, it is the marking of exam papers that reveals cheating! ID control is handled differently around the university - at some departments it has been decided that logging into Canvas and Zoom is enough whereas at others ID is checked on camera.

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Information about digital examination has been divided into Plan and Build and conduct assessment. Besides giving information specific to digital examination, here are also more general ideas regarding how you can think about examination. There is also some articles within the theme Digital examination, written by teachers who tell and reflect on their experiences. Plan your digital examinationThe

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It is important that Lund University makes sure that all students receive an equal online exam, regardless of the conditions. Here you can read more about what it means and how you as a teacher can accommodate the exam for students with disabilities. As an educational coordinator Lund University must take measures to keep all our operations accessible to students with disabilities. Failing to meet

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Summative, formative and scattered examination A summative assessment sums up a person's overall knowledge at a specific time. In higher education, such an assessment of students' knowledge is often made through an examination of some kind at the end of a course, and then forms the basis for grading. A formative assessment is instead an ongoing assessment that takes place during the learning proce

https://www.education.lu.se/en/teaching-tips/digital-examination/plan-your-digital-exam/pedagogical-advice/rethinking-assessment - 2026-04-25

communication and students' assessment skills Many people – in fact both teachers and students – are worried about cheating and plagiarism in connection with online examinations. Often, this anxiety, distrust and sense of lack of confidence probably leads to negative consequences just as much as isolated cases of deliberate cheating. The insecurity felt in a partly new and unfamiliar digital envir

https://www.education.lu.se/en/teaching-tips/digital-examination/plan-your-digital-exam/pedagogical-advice/alternatives-proctoring - 2026-04-25

Exam questions that are harder to cheat with There are some relatively simple tricks when it comes to making cheating harder in connection with online examinations. Here we mention a few that may be worth trying: Is it possible to include elements with a personal angle in the questions, where the student must reflect or relate knowledge in the subject to things that are not equal for everyone?   I

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One approach that usually works well for most people and feels logical when you have a syllabus as a basis but flexibility otherwise is the following: What are the intended learning outcomes of the course? Does the course include several test modules and/or modules? Which intended learning outcomes are assessed in what module and when? What does the syllabus say about the examination? What are you

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In the section Build and conduct assessment you will find materials that support you in the work with the actual construction and implementation of your examination. Here is information about tools that you can use, help with questions regarding law and finally, you'll find checklists that can support you. Legislations - questions and answers Coming soon. Create your assessment in Canvas Visit Cre

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Three functions for examination in Canvas Canvas has three functions for examination: Assignments, Discussions and Quizzes. These three functions are the basis for many different types of assignments or exams, whether they be formative or summative. Links and materials that are found in the course Assignments and Grades which is available to everyone in Canvas. Assignments In Canvas, you can use t

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This section contains examples of information that can be good to inform your students about before a digital exam. The information itself is a compilation of several faculties' and departments' information to students and we have divided it  into different time periods. As soon as possible, you need to inform about the date and time, tools and software, if there is monitoring and how personal dat

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Inform your students: Date and time The date and time of the exam must be clearly stated, it is extra important that the exam starts at the time you have specified in the information you have given to the students. If they need to register for the exam, where they can register and when is the last date for registration. Tools & software Which digital tools will be used and how they will find their

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Inform your students about the following: About the exam What happens when the exam starts, how long before are they expected to log in? Be sure to communicate the exact date and time and what happens if they do not arrive on time. If they need to have a valid ID document available to be able to confirm their identity during the exam. If they are to be present in a place with well-functioning wifi

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At the start of the exam At the start of the exam, make sure that the students have information about the following: When and how to get in touch with the examiner or responsible teacher if there are questions about the exam. How they can get in touch with the responsible teacher or exam guard if something unforeseen should happen, for example in the event of a technical fault or any other unfores

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Zoom is the university's digital tool for meetings and teaching. Staff and students have access to the university's own Zoom licence, LU Zoom. Here you can read about how to start using LU Zoom and what you can use the tool for. With LU Zoom, you can, for examplehold meetings and webinars with up to 500 participantshold meetings for an unlimited amount of timerecord and publish material directly o

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