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Jan 21, 2026 • 6 min read

Designing a better online exam experience for candidates

How thoughtful online exam design can reduce candidate stress and improve overall performance.

  • Exam Design
  • Candidate Experience
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  2. Understanding exam proctoring: A guide to online proctoring services
    Nov 25, 2024 • 7 min read
  3. Why you shouldn’t build your own online exam platform from scratch (and what to do instead)
    Sep 16, 2025 • 6 min read
  • Latest
Jan 21, 2026 • 6 min read

Designing a better online exam experience for candidates

How thoughtful online exam design can reduce candidate stress and improve overall performance.

  • Exam Design
  • Candidate Experience
Read

Top reads

Most read this month

  1. 10 ways to prevent ChatGPT and other AI tools being used in online exams
    Jun 12, 2025 • 5 min read
  2. Understanding exam proctoring: A guide to online proctoring services
    Nov 25, 2024 • 7 min read
  3. Why you shouldn’t build your own online exam platform from scratch (and what to do instead)
    Sep 16, 2025 • 6 min read
Jan 21, 2026 • 6 min read

Designing a better online exam experience for candidates

How thoughtful online exam design can reduce candidate stress and improve overall performance.

  • Exam Design
  • Candidate Experience
Read
Sep 16, 2025 • 6 min read

Why you shouldn’t build your own online exam platform from scratch (and what to do instead)

The hidden costs, risks, and delays of building an exam platform from scratch: and why a ready-made solution is the smarter investment.

  • Scalability
  • Exam Delivery
  • Security
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Sep 16, 2025 • 6 min read

The ultimate checklist for choosing an online exam platform

A complete guide to evaluating features, security, integrations, and pricing before choosing your online exam software.

  • Exam Design
  • Security
  • Integrations
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Aug 5, 2025 • 4 min read

Understanding modern marker roles: From provisional graders to backreading and more

Explore the key grading roles in online exams and how they support fair, consistent marking.

  • Grading
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Aug 5, 2025 • 5 min read

Mastering the grading process with essential marking features

Explore features like blind marking, rubrics, automated notifications, and marker inboxes to improve grading accuracy, fairness, and efficiency.

  • Grading
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Jun 16, 2025 • 4 min read

Formative vs Summative assessment: What's the difference?

How formative and summative assessments work together to improve learning outcomes and certification success.

  • Assessment
  • Assessment Types
  • Exam Preparation
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Jun 16, 2025 • 13 min read

25 powerful API use cases to improve your online exams

Unlock seamless, scalable exam delivery with these powerful API use cases that streamline admin, enhance UX, and integrate your systems.

  • Integrations
  • Automation
  • Personalised Learning
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Jun 12, 2025 • 5 min read

10 ways to prevent ChatGPT and other AI tools being used in online exams

Effective methods to detect and deter AI-assisted cheating in high-stakes exams

  • Proctoring
  • Exam Integrity
  • Artifical Intelligence
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Jun 11, 2025 • 3 min read

Why ISO 27001 certification matters for online exam security

How ISO 27001 helps protect sensitive exam data, maintain integrity, and build trust in digital exam platforms.

  • Security
  • Compliance
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