This is the time when everyone buckles down and starts getting more serious than they were before. The midterms are approaching.
You have a Math 101 mid-term exam on June 24. Let’s see how you will use the Examena app to take an online exam.
You can open the Examena app installed on the computer to check your closed-book exams, or you can click Enter exam on the Web portal directly. If the exam is a closed-book exam, the system will automatically open the Examena app.
If the exam is an open-book type, refer to How to take an open-book online exam? for more details.
1. In the Examena app, you will see the number of the ongoing and upcoming exams that have been arranged for you on the top banner.
2. Before entering the exam, you can perform a webcam test to be well-prepared for the exam by clicking your photo and click Webcam test. Click Close when you test is successful.
Perform a webcam test.
Check webcam test results.
3. You can find the Math 101 exam in the Your exams section and then enter the exam.
4. A countdown timer is displayed on the top for exam start time or exam open time.
5. You can check the exam information, read the instructions carefully and provide acknowledgement, and perform ID, face, and/or environment verification before the exam starts.
6. After the ID and/or environment verifications submitted, and/or face verification passed, you need to stay on the page and wait for the exam to start or open.
7. If the exam has a key enabled, you need to click Enter the key to start, enter the key provided by the invigilator to start the exam.
8. When the answering time or open time reaches, click Start now to take the exam. If the exam has reading time set, Start now is clickable when the reading time or open time reaches.
9. You must complete all of the questions before the countdown is over. To hide the countdown timer during the exam, you can hover your mouse over the timer and click the hide button. To check the remaining time again, you can hover the mouse over and click the show button.
10. You can navigate among questions by selecting question indexes on the left. You have the option to flag questions to follow up later. For an enhanced view of the question content and a more extensive response area, you can collapse the left panel. Additionally, you can adjust the text size by zooming in or out.
11. You can also view and use the applications or links that are authorised for candidates during the exam, if configured.
Use the authorised links during the exam.
Use the authorised apps during the exam.
Choose an opened file to view.
12. You can find the exam instruction when checking the exam information to check the regulations and rules of the exam.
13. You can preview reference files of questions when you answer the questions. You can minimise or maximise the preview window of the file. After you minimizes the preview window, the file name will be displayed in the bottom of Examena app. You can click the file name to preview the file again.
14. You can enter the full screen mode to concentrate exclusively on one question at a time.
In full screen mode, you can view the remaining time at the bottom of the screen and navigate between questions by clicking the arrow buttons to switch to the previous or next question.
15. You can switch between the vertical (Top and bottom) and horizontal (Side by side) views to change the layout of question content and response area.
16. You can adjust the display ratio between the question content area and the response area by hovering your mouse over the three-dot icon and dragging it up and down. You can also expand the response area of Essay questions by dragging a sizing handle away from the centre.
17. For Essay questions, you can click the Maximise button in the lower-right corner of the response area to maximise the response area to focus on writing detailed answers.
You can take screenshots of Examena app or select Send Examena app to back to capture screenshot from other open applications and directly insert them to the response area.
Take screenshots.
The screenshot is automatically inserted to the response area.
18. You can upload your handwriting images for Essay questions for which handwriting images are allowed to upload. If spell check is enabled, the system will check spelling as you type. You can also view spelling suggestions and select the language for which to use spell check by clicking the spell check icon.
19. You can click the Excel file in the question content of Secured Excel questions to open the file. After answering to the question in the file, you can close the Excel file directly as changes are saved automatically every 60 seconds.
20. You can click the Word file in the question content of WordDoc assignment questions to open the file. You answer to the question in the file. You can close the Word file after saving your changes.
21. You can click Preview in the lower-right corner to have a preview of all questions on one page to understand the structure and identify questions that may need more time before answering to the questions, preview the files you uploaded for Essay and File upload questions, and have a final check before submitting your answers.
22. You will receive a warning when the first suspicious behaviour is detected during the exam. You can show the real-time monitoring via the webcam, and adjust sitting position accordingly.
23. If you encounters any issues, you can capture screenshots and send to invigilators to provide details. You can call invigilators directly for explanation and troubleshooting.
*Note: The chat box is only available when it is enabled for the exam.
24. If the exam is configured to not allow candidates to go back or view previous questions, a warning message will appear after you clicks Next question. You cannot navigate among questions on the left pane.
Video tutorial for taking a closed-book exam
Video tutorial for answering questions
1. After reviewing all of the answers, click Submit and end exam to submit the paper and end your exam. If you did not finish all questions when the time is up, the exam will be automatically ended.
2. If the answers failed to be submitted due to network connection, you can click Save to local to save your answers locally. When the network connection is available, you can click Retry to submit the local answers again.
3. After the answers have been submitted, you can exit the app directly and check for your scores later by going to the Examena in the MaivenPoint Online Services interface after the scores are released. If the exam results are published automatically, you can click View exam results to view exam results directly.
Video tutorial