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Digital exams self-guided tutorial
Welcome to the NCEA Online digital exams self-guided tutorial.
This tutorial is designed for Principal’s Nominees who are new to digital exams or need a refresher on the basics.
It outlines what you need to know about how digital exams work and preparing your school for digital exams, from increasing confidence in your school community to the basic requirements of room set up and infrastructure preparation.
It's made up of nine short videos and should take no more than 45 minutes in total.
You don’t need to finish them all at once – you can jump in and out, so make sure to bookmark this page.
Video 1: How digital exams work
Learn the basics of the digital exam software, understand the end to end process for digital exams and what it looks like from a supervisor perspective.
Find more information:
- Become familiar with digital exams
Activities and information for students to practice using the digital exam platform
Video 2: Preparing your school for digital exams
Understand the importance of the three Ps: plan, prepare, practice. Know where to start when planning digital exams and who needs to do what and when.
Find more information:
- NCEA Online Preparation timeline (PDF, 149KB)
An overview of preparation throughout the year for PNs, teachers and students.
Video 3: Building confidence and planning for the unexpected
Know what might go wrong, so you can plan to reduce the impact of unexpected events and mitigate risks.
Find more information:
- Solutions for coping with the unexpected (PDF, 60KB)
Common issues that may arise and how you can plan for them - NCEA Online one page flyer for parents and whānau (PDF, 4.1MB)
Share this parents and whānau in your school community, so they understand how digital exams affect their students.
Video 4: Preparing your students
Find out what your students need to know about digital exams and how they can familiarise themselves with the digital exam platform.
Find more information:
- Digital exam preparation for students
Information on practice activities, accessing past exam papers and common questions - Digital exams device check
Information on device setup, use of headphones, language keyboards and keyboard shortcuts - Student Exam Hub
Information to help students throughout the NCEA exam journey
Video 5: Preparing your devices
Find out which devices are compatible with the digital exam platform and how to set up devices correctly, including enabling language keyboards for Te Reo Māori and foreign language exams.
Find more information:
- Digital exams device check
See if your device is compatible with digital exams and find out how to set up devices for a digital exam
Video 6: Preparing your infrastructure
Understand the requirements for digital exams and the support available from NZQA and Network for Learning (N4L).
For more information:
- Check school infrastructure
Make sure your school’s digital infrastructure is set up for digital exams and that your network is efficient and secure.
Video 7: Preparing your space
Understand how setting up for digital exams is different from paper exams.
Video 8: Exam Management
Understand how exam management differs between paper and digital exams, including making digital entries, working with your ECM, and tracking which students have accessed their student/learner login.
Video 9: On the day of a digital exam
Know what you and your students can expect on the day of a digital exam.
Find more information:
- Digital exams student checklist (PDF, 161KB)
What students need to do before, during and after a digital exam
Where to get support
- contact your School Relationship Manager by phone or email
- call our Contact Centre on 0800 697 296
- email us at ncea.online@nzqa.govt.nz
Read more about the work we're doing with NCEA Online