Create a maturity test

Please note that as from 1 August, 2024, students who have received their education in a language other than Finnish or Swedish or abroad, may write maturity test in Finnish (Swedish), if they want. Otherwise, they are exempt from writing a maturity test.

Open Firefox or Chrome browser and log in to the EXAM with your Jamk credentials.

1. Create a new exam by clicking Create new exam on your Dashboard.

2. Add information to your exam by choosing the exam type as Maturity Test and exam mode as EXAM room. Use the exam mode BYOD – unrestricted (beta) if the student uses his/her own computer in an unsupervised setting. Examples of cases to use BYOD – unrestricted (beta):

Master’s degree maturity test or
the student has individual special arrangements that can not be arranged in Examstudio.

Click the Create new button.

3. Complete the exam info. Find the maturity test by searching with Peppi code or course name:

Bachelor’s maturity test: ZZOA0220
Master’s maturity test: YZ00BB05

Name the exam using the format ”School / Field of education / Your Name / Bachelor’s maturity test”.

In case of Master’s maturity test, switch “Bachelor’s” to “Master’s”.
If the student has extended time, name the exam using the format ”School / Field of education / Your Name / Bachelor’s maturity test / extended time”.

Language of the exam is Finnish by default.

Change to Swedish, if needed. Please note that maturity tests are no longer conducted in English at Jamk.

Click Save.

4. Fill in the basic information as follows:

Requires language evaluation: Yes (Bachelor’s), No (Master’s)

Selection for language evaluation can not be changed after the maturity test has been created! Please note that the language evaluator is not added as an examiner.

Click Save. Then, click Questions.

5. Add a question.

Write Maturity test to the section name. Section name is a mandatory field. You may write optional instructions for the students in the Section description. These instructions will be visible to the student during the exam.
Add a question from the question bank or create a new question. Question type for maturity test is Essay question.
- Copy the maturity test writing instructions to the text editor.
- Response length in words: 400
- Grading scale: Pass/Fail
- Additional information fields can be left blank in the maturity test.

Click Save.

6. Fill in the assessment settings as follows:

Grading scale: Pass/Fail

Click Save.

7. Publish the maturity test. Move to the Publish tab:

Set the timetable for the exam in the Exam period:
- Starts: the first possible date.
- Ends: the last possible date.
Exam duration (in minutes): 135
- If the student has been granted extra time with individual special arrangements, set the duration to 195 minutes.
Add a participant: “EXAM user” is set by default: write the student’s name to the field > Choose the student > Click Add.
If you do not find your student’s name or there are multiple students with the same name and you are not sure which name is correct:
- Choose New users > Write the student’s email address > Click Add.
The student will receive an invitation email and he/she can reserve a time for the maturity test.

Retakes of failed maturity tests

A new exam has to be created for retakes of the maturity tests. Please follow these steps:

Make a copy of the maturity exam (the copy icon is displayed on the EXAM desktop in the right corner of the exam name bar).
Rename the copied exam – remove “COPY” and add “retake” to the end of the exam name.
Set the exam period and check the exam settings.
Add the student to the exam and save and publish the exam.