For the teacher: Create 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 – Finnish and English
• Master’s maturity test: YZ00BB05 – Finnish and English

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

Language of the exam is Finnish by default. Click to select English. Remember to unselect Finnish by clicking.

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.