Create your first exam

This guide walks you through the process, from creating the exam to sending the grades, in 9 steps.

1. Create the exam

• From the home page or a folder, click New Exam.

• Name your exam, click Next, then Start.

• The exam is created as a Draft: your participants see nothing until you open it.

2. Add the questions

In the Build › Questions tab, you have two options:

• Write in the editor: add sections, exercises, and questions (MCQ, single choice, True/False, open question, Spreadsheet, Code, Schema, File upload…). See Structure an exam subject and Edit & Format Content

• Import an existing exam subject with the Import › Subject button.

Available import formats:

• Smart Import (beta): drop in a Word file, a PDF, an Excel file, or an image, and Evalmee detects the sections, exercises, and questions.

• Excel: Import an exam subject from Excel

• Text (Evalmee syntax): Import an exam subject in Text format

• Markdown and AMC Text: copy and paste a text in this syntax.

• Moodle XML: Import an exam subject in Moodle XML format

Finally, assign points to each question: Define the points and grading scheme

3. Configure the exam

In the Configure tab, set the time limit, navigation between questions, random order, anti-cheating measures, and proctoring. See Configure the exam settings

4. Test the exam

Once the exam is configured, test it:

• Preview (top right): view the exam subject as your participants will see it.

• Simulate (from the preview): take the exam as a participant, in a new window. You temporarily appear in the list of participants and grades; your answers are deleted when you stop the simulation. Simulation is available as long as the exam is a Draft.

See Preview or simulate the exam

5. Enroll participants

In the Assign tab, on the Access card, click Add students: one by one, by pasting a list of emails, from an Excel file, or from an organization group. Once participants are enrolled, add more from Assign › Students with the Add button.

• import a list: Import participants

• or share a self-registration link: Share a self-enrollment link

Do some participants have time accommodations? See Manage time accommodations

6. Schedule the session

In the Assign › Session tab, on the Opening mode card, choose Scheduled, fill in the Opening and Closing times, then click Schedule.

• A single session: Schedule a simple exam (a single exam session)

• Several groups or time slots: Create & schedule multiple sessions

You can also leave the mode on Manual and open the exam yourself on exam day (step 8).

7. Send convocations to participants

Still in Assign › Session, on the Convocations card, click Configure, ideally a few days before the exam. Choose a template (French or English): it picks up your settings, such as the schedule. Customize the email if needed, then click Send convocations. See Send convocations to participants by email

8. Exam day

• If the session is scheduled, it opens and closes automatically.

• Otherwise, in Monitor › Live, click Open to start the session, then Close to end it.

• Follow your participants’ progress on this same page: Live tracking

• Does a participant need more time? Add extra time

9. Grade and share the grades

• Closed questions (MCQ, single choice, True/False…) are graded automatically.

• Grade open questions in Grade › By question: Grade submissions

• View the results in Results › Grades: View grades & submissions

• Send the grades to your participants from Results › Share: Share results with participants

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