Either create a new test or use a shared template from your colleagues. Choose the proctoring features you need and schedule the test with just a few clicks. Before the test is about to begin, match high-resolution face photos or an identification card/passport against the student's profile. Here is how an online proctored test works using Digiexam's remote proctoring service .

Lock the student’s devices to prevent cheating. Notify, inform and chat with students through the open chat if any potential issues occur. Monitor the student’s screen and web camera live. Receive automatic notifications if any suspicious behavior occurs, bringing the specific student’s screen and web to the proctor’s view.

Review the credibility report to identify and filter out candidates who may have resorted to some means of cheating. Grade per student or per question through automatic and anonymous grading. Co-grade with colleagues in one place. Use the intuitive annotation tool for text answers and support for formative feedback. Publish the results back to your LMS or directly in the Digiexam platform.

What is a proctored exam?

Learn everything you need about what a proctored exam is, how it works, what online proctoring exams are, and what benefits they provide.

The definition of a proctored exam

A “Proctor” is another word for “Supervisor” and “Invigilator”. In other words, a proctored exam refers to an exam that is being supervised by someone, often a teacher, to protect academic integrity, prevent and deter cheating, as well as help and support students before, during and after the exam.

The rise of online proctoring exams

As costly pen and paper exams have quickly become obsolete (due to technological advancements) and/or inaccessible (due to the covid-19 pandemic), the use of online proctoring exams has shot through the roof. There are four methods of online proctoring that are commonly used and even combined.

Device lockdown software

Device lockdown software prevents the students from accessing anything other than the given online resources, such as other websites and applications, as well as restricting the use of certain keyboard functions.

Automated proctoring

Automated proctoring that records the student’s activity during the exam and sends automatic notifications to the proctor using behavioral trackers. The screen and web camera are recorded and presented to the proctor’s view.

Live remote proctoring

Remote proctors (humans) monitor the students during the online exam and may intervene whenever they like if there are any issues. Live remote monitoring proctoring offers similar benefits to in-person proctoring, but where the proctor often monitors multiple students at the same time.

Live + Automated proctoring

A mix of live and automated proctoring is often used to utilize the benefits of automated proctoring, while also always having a proctor present to be able to help the students during the exam if any potential issue occurs.

How does an online proctored test work with Digiexam?

Before the test

Either create a new test or use a shared template from your colleagues.
Choose the proctoring features you need and schedule the test with just a few clicks.
Before the test is about to begin, match high-resolution face photos or an identification card/passport against the student's profile.

Here is how an online proctored test works using Digiexam's remote proctoring service.

During the test

Lock the student’s devices to prevent cheating.
Notify, inform and chat with students through the open chat if any potential issues occur.
Monitor the student’s screen and web camera live.
Receive automatic notifications if any suspicious behavior occurs, bringing the specific student’s screen and web to the proctor’s view.

After the test

Review the credibility report to identify and filter out candidates who may have resorted to some means of cheating.
Grade per student or per question through automatic and anonymous grading.
Co-grade with colleagues in one place.
Use the intuitive annotation tool for text answers and support for formative feedback.
Publish the results back to your LMS or directly in the Digiexam platform.

Interested in knowing more?

Features of the Digiexam platform

Online Proctoring (add on)

Combine automated and live online proctoring. Verify the identities of the students before the exam. Chat with them and monitor their activities on screen and their web camera during the exam. Download and review each student’s credibility report after the exam.

Device lockdown

Lock down the student’s device over the duration of the exam to prevent them from using anything but the chosen online resources provided.

Online & offline

In comparison to a browser-based exam environment, the Digiexam application offers full offline compatibility. Our platform can be trusted, regardless of internet connection.

Environment independent

Our platform runs perfectly both in managed environments and with BYOD setups. Digiexam is compatible with PC, Mac, Chromebooks, and iPads.

Accessibility

The Digiexam platform ensures everyone is given equal opportunities to take the exam. Our solution includes supportive features such as spell check, text-to-speech functionality, and the option to extend exam time.

Automatic & anonymous grading

Choose either to grade per student or per question. Anonymous grading and auto-correction of multiple choice and word gap type questions are also available to speed up and simplify the grading process.

What our customers say

**Maggie Gibson** Birmingham City University

We have students all over Sweden and abroad and they need to be able to complete their exams regardless of location. Digiexam's proctoring solution has become a key success factor for us at FEI.

Magnus Rolf Företagsekonomiska Institutet

How FEI offer hybrid studies

FEI uses Digiexam to support its mission of giving students an opportunity to be successful on their own terms.

It is a resource for students, teachers, and institutions

Online proctored tests bring multiple advantages to the educational sector.

It is a common misconception that the sole reason for online proctored testing is to catch students that are cheating. However, an online proctored exam is a beneficial resource for students, teachers, and institutions alike. It ensures a fair testing environment and provides support to complete the exam if any potential issues arise. It gives the teachers confidence that their online exams are protected, and could even save time in the review process. And prevents and deters academic honesty, ensuring the value of the institution's education remains strong and protects their reputation.

Protects integrity and reputation

Reputation is everything. If the academic integrity of the online exam is not properly protected, the reputation of both the program and institution may suffer. Many institutions face the difficult task of balancing convenience for students and faculty and protecting the security of the online exam. The online proctored exam sets institutions apart by ensuring academic integrity and providing convenience and flexibility, without having to compromise security.

Brings flexibility and accessibility

As the world becomes increasingly digitized and global, the need for flexible solutions increases as well. Online exams allow students all over the world to participate in the exam, allowing students who can not be physically present to write the exam.