Digital exams
Digital exam support resources and guides for University of Melbourne staff. Learn about exam delivery options and how to get started.
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Exam preparation
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Exam content checklist
Subject coordinators can use these exam checklists as a guide when setting up their exams and reviewing their content. Staff login required.
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Alternative Exam Arrangements (AEA) information
An Alternative Exam Arrangement (AEA) is an adjustment or alteration to the scheduled conditions or format of an examination. Staff login required.
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Consult requests
This service is offered to staff during the lead-in period prior to exams. These 15 minute consultations aim to provide a convenient on-request option to answer your questions in advance of the exams period. Staff login required.
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Comparing on-campus supervised exam options
Invigilated supervised exams scheduled with the Exams Office can choose between five different digital assessment types.
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Comparing off-campus digital open book exam options
Exams scheduled with the Exams Office are provided as four different digital assessment options.
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Preparing your students for exams
This page contains the links to resources that will assist you in preparing your students for their exam.
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Using keyboard shortcuts to change keyboard input language
Prior to exams students must ensure they can navigate between different language settings with keyboard shortcuts.
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Exam Submission Tool
The Exam Submission Tool replaces the Qualtrics Cover Sheet Submission form and the Qualtrics Exam Paper Submission Form.
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Exam document preparation for students with accessibility requirements
These recommendations are intended to support the preparation of exam papers in digital formats where students require accessibility adjustments.
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Import Quiz Content tool guide
The Import Quiz Content tool allows you to copy quiz content from one quiz to another, even across different LMS subjects. The tool is specifically useful when you need to swiftly import quiz content to exam quiz shells.
Current exam options
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On-campus digital exams
These are invigilated exams in an official University exam venue where students use their own laptops with exam software installed to access and submit their exam.
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On-campus written exams
These are traditional invigilated written exams, and students' hand-written submissions can be digitally scanned for marking with exam software.
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On-campus digital exam with written component
This is an invigilated exam in an official University exam venue that includes digital and handwritten components.
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Off-campus digital exams
Digital exams taken online at the student's preferred location and with no invigilation.
Advanced digital exams, pilot exam initiatives and trials
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Pilot exams
This guide provides detailed information about pilot exams, examples of possible exam custom requests, and the pilot exam expression of interest review process. Staff login required.
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Mid-semester tests
Visit the mid-semester tests page in Staff Hub for information and guidance on how to run these assessments. Staff login required.
Resources
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Frequently asked questions
Answers to common digital exams questions. It is continuously updated as a resource. Staff login required.
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Help support contacts
If you need additional assistance or resources related to exams, here are some ways you can find support.
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Assessment and results policy
The Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326) is available in the Melbourne Policy Library for staff to reference when making decisions about exams.
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Past roadshows
Exam roadshow recordings, which provide the updates relevant to each exam period, can be viewed on this site. Staff login required.
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Gradescope
Staff resources on the use of Gradescope for assessments.
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Cadmus
Staff resources on the use of Cadmus for assessments.
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Lockdown Browser
This page provides further guidance and considerations on the use of LockDown Browser.
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LMS Classic Quiz
Staff guides (including vendor guides) on the use of LMS Classic Quiz.