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Configure exam

Configure the topic settings

Written By Florian Barral

Last updated 20 minutes ago

The exam settings are located in the "Configure" tab. The menu on the right side of the page allows you to go directly to each section.

Time Management

  • Time Limit: Select “For the entire exam” to set a single countdown timer for all questions. Participants see the total time remaining before they start, and then a countdown timer during the exam.

  • Time Accommodations: Once the time limit is enabled, automatically grant extra time to eligible participants. See Manage Time Accommodations

Question Display

  • Free Navigation: Participants can freely move from one question page to another.

  • Random order: Shuffle sections, pages, questions on a page, or answer choices so that each test is unique.

  • Built-in calculator: Participants can perform calculations without leaving theEvalmee window.

Anti-cheating measures

  • Full-screen mode required: Participants take the exam in full-screen mode.

  • Screen exit alert: Participants are notified if they leave the exam screen.

  • Screen recording: Suspicious Moments captures the screen when a participant exits the exam (recommended in a testing center, when many participants share the same connection). Continuous video records the screen throughout the exam (recommended for remote exams with a stable connection). When screen recording is enabled, the exam is accessible only on a computer, not on a tablet or smartphone. Included starting with the Pro plan.

  • Block spell-checkers: Disables spell-checkers and blocks access to the exam if a translation extension is active (Grammarly, DeepL, etc.).

Enable screen recording

  1. In the Configure tab, under Anti-Cheating Measures, click the menu next to Screen Recording (set to Off by default).

  2. Choose “Suspicious Moments” or “Continuous Video” (beta).

  3. At the start of the exam, each participant must share their entire screen; until they do so, they cannot begin.

Need to exempt a participant from screen recording? See Disable Screen Recording for a Participant

Monitoring

This section is available only to Organization plan users. If it does not appear, contact us to enable the option.

  • Camera monitoring: “Regular Snapshots” takes photos of the participant at regular intervals. “Continuous Video” records the camera and microphone throughout the exam.

  • Identity Verification: With Manual Verification, the participant verifies their identity before starting. Available only with camera monitoring. See Verify Participants’ Identities

🔒 By default, monitoring data is deleted three months after the start of the first exam session (see the FAQ below). To analyze it, see Identifying Fraud

View monitoring data

  • In Monitor › Live, the camera icon in the Video column opens a participant’s Remote Monitoring window (camera monitoring active).

  • A participant’s integrity report displays events and screenshots on a timeline. With Continuous Video, the camera or screen recording can only be viewed once the participant’s attempt is complete.

By default, 3 months from the start of the first exam session. This duration is set at your institution’s level. After this period, camera photos, screenshots, video recordings, and ID photos are automatically deleted, and the camera icon in the Video column is no longer clickable.

You will receive an email 15 days and then 1 day before the data is deleted, and another email confirming the deletion. Participants are also notified by email once the data has been deleted.

  • The option was not enabled for that exam.

  • With “Suspicious Moments,” the screen is only captured if the participant has left the exam: if they haven’t left, no screenshots are taken.

  • You disabled camera or screen recording for this participant via the ⁝ icon at the end of the line in Monitor › Live.

  • The attempt is not complete: the recording will be available once the attempt is complete.

  • The recording was interrupted (page reloaded, app switched to the background, screen sharing stopped, resolution changed, device storage full). The player will then display “No recording at this time” and the reason for the interruption.

  • The retention period has expired.

Results

  • Score available: Participants can view their score once the exam is over.

  • Marked answers available: After submission, the participant sees their marked answers as soon as they finish. During the exam, the corrections for each page are displayed before moving on to the next (not available with free navigation).

  • Custom insert on graded papers: text printed below the title of each graded paper.

  • Student-generated feedback (beta): After the exam, participants can generate feedback for each question.

To send the results, see Share Results with Participants

Grading

  • Grading mode: Overall grading or criteria-based grading. See Configure criteria-based grading mode

  • Grading scale: The final grade is scaled to this scale (20 by default).

  • Passing Levels: Assign a level (e.g., “Fail,” “Pass”) to specific score ranges.

Multiple-Choice Scoring Scale

Define how multiple-choice, true/false, and open-ended questions are scored: Classic scoring (reward, penalty, limit on selectable options) or Discrepancy-based scoring. See Classic Multiple-Choice Scoring and Discrepancy-Based Multiple-Choice Scoring

Displaying Instructions and the Grading Scale

  • Displaying instructions: instructions displayed at the beginning of the exam.

  • Marking Scheme Display: The marking scheme shown to participants. Leave the field blank to display the default marking scheme, or click Use a Template.

Click Save under each field.

Communication and Support

Live Chat: Participants can ask you questions during the exam. Stay on the exam page to receive notifications. See Chat Examiner <-> Participants

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