Custom exam software development

Examination software is the testing and examination platform with which you design assessments, administer them, mark them and determine the results. It supports the entire process: a question bank with assessment blueprints, various question types, randomisation and multiple versions, delivery on location or online, automatic marking with cut scores and norming, review and resits, and the issuing of certificates. Custom examination software lets you set this up the way your examination regulations and quality assurance require, rather than adapting your way of working to a standard package. Because examination results are sensitive and legally relevant, integrity, reliability and traceability are the starting point.

Examination software is the platform on which you compose, administer, mark and certify tests: the question bank, the test environment, marking and results processing. Proctoring concerns online supervision during a remote exam: verifying the identity of the candidate and flagging irregularities. We cover supervision separately on our proctoring software page, so that both topics remain clear. Many organisations combine the two: an examination platform for the testing process, with proctoring as a layer around it for remote sittings. We align the integration between the two to your situation.

We build custom software. Examination practices differ considerably between organisations: in question types, in how test blueprints are structured, in pass marks and grading, in resit rules and in the requirements set by an examination regulation or a supervisory body. Custom examination software matches your actual process and can evolve as your examination requirements, question types or integrations change. After an introductory meeting, we agree together which functionality matters most and the order in which we build it, without promising a fixed timeline or price we cannot yet substantiate.

Because the software is custom, the question types your assessments need determine how it is set up. Commonly requested types include multiple choice, multiple answers, true or false, fill-in-the-blank, drag-and-drop and matching questions, open questions with manual marking and rubrics, and questions with images or hotspots. Closed question types can be marked automatically, while open questions are marked by assessors using a defined marking scheme. We configure each question type to match how your test matrix and your assessment work.

The software marks closed questions automatically based on the defined answer key. We record the pass mark, the boundary between passing and failing, and the grading scheme that converts scores into a grade or assessment outcome, in line with your examination regulations. We support fixed and relative grading and can account for guessing correction where your method requires it. Open questions are marked manually using a marking model, after which scores and pass marks lead to a traceable result. Every step can be traced back, so the outcome is verifiable and defensible in the event of an appeal.

Yes. We connect the examination platform to your learning environment and administration using common standards. For learning environments we work with LTI, among others, so that a test can be launched from the LMS and results flow back. For student information systems and certification registers, we build integrations via API or web service, so that enrolments, candidates and results don't need to be entered twice. For the wider learning environment itself, see our page on custom LMS software.

Integrity is built in at several levels. In the question bank, we use version control, assessment matrices and access permissions, so that only authorised people can create or change questions. During administration, randomisation of questions and answers and multiple exam versions ensure that not everyone sees the same order. During and after the examination, every action and result step is recorded in a traceable audit trail. Access is role-based, data is encrypted in transit and at rest, and results remain traceable when candidates review them, resit, or lodge an appeal.

We build for organisations that examine or test: examination bodies and testing institutes, training providers and training agencies, universities of applied sciences and educational institutions, and certifying bodies and industry associations that run sector examinations. The software supports the work of test designers and assessors, as well as the assurance and accountability that an examination board or supervisory body needs, with attention to integration with your existing educational and administrative landscape.