{"id":13131,"date":"2018-08-20T12:14:02","date_gmt":"2018-08-20T08:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.proprofs.com\/c\/?p=13131"},"modified":"2026-03-26T06:52:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T02:52:13","slug":"innovative-practices-creating-online-exams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.proprofs.com\/quiz-school\/blog\/innovative-practices-creating-online-exams\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Innovative Practices for Creating Online Exams"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s not much of an exaggeration to say that <\/span>online exam software<\/b><\/a> have revolutionized how teachers create exams and analyze the results.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Especially after the turmoil caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, online exam builders have become the lifeline of assessment continuity for teachers.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

They no longer need to grade each exam manually and then painstakingly record the results in grade books. Nor do they need to set up complicated spreadsheets to properly track each student\u2019s progress and final grades.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Everything from writing online exams, distributing them to learners, to grading them and assessing the results can be taken care of by the software<\/span>.<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Even though there\u2019s already much awareness about how such software helps teachers, <\/span>we\u2019re here to tell you how easily you can create an online exam using an online exam tool<\/b>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We\u2019ll guide you through all the steps you need to take to create an online exam and share some of the best practices for creating online exams. <\/span><\/p>\n

But, before we do that, let\u2019s recount what is online exam software and some of its most important features and benefits, so that you find it easy to get started.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>What is Online Exam Software?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

It is a cloud-based tool that lets you create online exams and share them with your learners via email, link, virtual classroom, or as a printed quiz<\/a>. You can use it to create online exams with the help of ready-to-use questions, automate the grading<\/a> and feedback process and configure settings to prevent cheating.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The software automatically generates insightful exam reports that you can access to assess learners’ retention and identify knowledge gaps.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>Key Features of Online Exam Software<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Here are some common features shared by the best online exam software available on the market:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

1. Templates<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Templates make the process of creating online exams a lot easier and faster. Most software tools offer professionally designed templates on several topics to help instructors launch online exams, tests, or online quizzes within minutes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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What\u2019s more, you can edit these templates according to your needs or preferences. For instance, you can modify, change, or delete questions. You can also change the image or delete it, modify the title, etc.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

2. Ready-to-Use Questions<\/strong><\/h3>\n

What\u2019s the most difficult and time-consuming part of building online exams?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

You got it right – it is thinking of questions!<\/span><\/p>\n

Coming up with the right questions requires a lot of brainstorming and can take several hours.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

But thanks to ready-to-use questions, you can now save hours of your time and effort. Most exam tools these days offer a repository of ready-to-use questions called the <\/span>question library<\/b> or <\/span>question bank<\/b><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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While creating exams, you can pick questions from the question bank and add them to your quiz.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

3. Automated Grading<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The automated grading feature allows you to assign scores to questions while adding them to the exams and automate the grading process. So, when a learner attempts the question and answers it correctly, the system automatically recognizes the correct answer and assigns it a score.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Similarly, if you enable negative scoring for incorrect answers, the system assigns a negative score to the incorrect answer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This way, the scores keep adding up, and the system automatically calculates the final score.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Watch: How to Automate Grading of Quizzes?<\/b><\/p>\n