Inspera for exams

– for written examinations where examinees sit the examination at the same time during a single day.

Inspera is Uppsala University’s main system for synchronous digital examination, i.e. e-examination where the students sit the examination at the same time. It is primarily intended for on-campus examinations, but can also be used for remote written examinations. To be able to use Inspera, the examination must be set up as a written examination or test in Ladok (this is referred to as “activity session” in Ladok).

Inspera supports different question types, including open-ended questions. It is also possible for examinees to upload files as well as for exercises to be submitted on paper or be performed orally. In Inspera, it is possible to assess and provide feedback on the texts. Inspera is also connected to Urkund for plagiarism checks.

Some tips for using Inspera

Written examinations in Inspera should be scheduled during the day on weekdays, as the department can receive support from the University-wide support organisation at that time.

It is best to make assessments and provide comments in Inspera. Printing out examination scripts on paper for commenting should be avoided, as this leads to double work when results and comments must be added back into Inspera after assessment outside the system.

Inspera is not suitable for take-home examinations, where examinees have several days to complete the examination, and the answers may consist of one or more documents which must then be uploaded.

Inspera is best suited for examinations that do not require more than one file upload per exercise. If the exercise requires the upload of multiple files for the answer, then Studium should be selected.

The assignment type Essay in Inspera is a good alternative for submissions in the form of Word documents, as this reduces the load on the systems and facilitates assessment.

Support for Inspera

It is the department that is responsible for providing support to examinees during an ongoing examination. The department, in turn, can contact the University-wide support, IT Support, for help.

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