Inspera exam process for teachers
Exams are scheduled according to the exam timetable.
Submit
6. Complete the Inspera Form for Authors (available from the Inspera Hub)
6a. Assessment Services perform final check and set-up
6b. Assessment Services deliver final exams
Marking and grading
7. Perform grading on Inspera
8. Finalise grades in Canvas
Pre-exam checklist for Inspera online exam
Prepare
- Review the information on various question types and select those suitable for your context.
- Ensure the exam has been designed with accessibility in mind.
Review
- Check for spelling mistakes, and ensure that any answer selection has one correct option.
- Check all questions have appropriate marks allocated.
- Make sure all necessary marking schemes are uploaded or included in the question set (if applicable).
- Preview question and question set(s) to review formatting. If needed, refer to: how to preview and format questions.
- Ensure the correct naming convention ‘Course name – Term Code’ is used for the question set. E.g., ARTHIST 114/114G – 1213
- Share with colleagues to complete internal review:
– Course assessor
– Head of Department or nominee
– Faculty administration (if applicable) - Address the exam regulations and assessment requirements on the Inspera Hub for your assigned exam mode.
Submit to Assessment Services
- Follow the link on the Inspera Hub to the exam submission form (called ‘Inspera Form for Authors‘). The form includes a link to the cover page template where you can include instructions to students. It also allows you to share your question set(s) with Assessment Services.
- Please see the Staff Intranet for the submission deadline.
Next steps
- Note that start times for online exams will be set up by Assessment Services, including those with special conditions and overloaded students.
- Ensure that students are suitably prepared; see: guidance on preparing students for Inspera exams.
- Communicate with your students about what to expect, what support will be available, and review your responsibly during the exam.
After the exam
- Visit the guides for marking and importing grades from Inspera to Canvas.
- At the end of the course, prepare the Canvas grades for submission to the Final Grades Tool. See instructions on Canvas Gradebook.
FAQs
What does Assessment Services do behind the scenes?
Once you have filled in the exam submission form, Assessment Services will create your exam in Inspera.
Assessment Services:
- Create a new test in Inspera.
- Import your question set.
- Add the allocated exam dates and times, the cover page, and settings as per your form.
- This is also where they include all your grading requirements.
- Add the Academic Integrity statement to the exam.
Once the exam has been created:
- They check your exam includes all information and attachments noted and that the allocation of marks is included.
- If the exam meets requirements, they will contact you to confirm the exam has been successfully created.
- If the exam does not meet requirements, they will contact you to ask you to make changes to your exam.
After this:
- Assessment Services will add any additional time allocated to students with special conditions.
- The exam will be activated and made visible on students’ Inspera homepage. Note that while the exam will be visible, students will not be able to access the exam until the allocated day/time.
Where can I get help?
Self-help guides are published on the Inspera Staff Development Hub. For access to Inspera and any other queries, please see the contact details for the Inspera support team on the Staff Intranet.
Page updated 13/11/2025 (updated links to Inspera Hub)