Information for teaching staff | Exam inspection
Thorough exam follow-up – including an exam inspection – can help maintain and further improve the quality of your course. The inspection primarily serves to ensure transparency and traceability of the assessment, while offering students the opportunity to critically reflect on their exam performance. At the same time, you as the examiner receive valuable feedback on your questions and grading processes.
As a rule, an inspection must be granted upon request within four weeks after the publication of results. The specific deadlines for your exam can be found in the relevant examination regulations, which clearly define the framework for inspection.
When it comes to e-exams, inspection can take place in two ways: centrally in the e-exam room L.11.22/27 (organised by the e-exam team) or decentrally at a location of your choice (organised by you). In both cases, students receive access to a dedicated “report folder” containing a detailed record of their own exam, assessment, and solution notes. Which option is best suited for you depends on your personal preferences and, in particular, on the number of registrations for your exam and/or inspection.
Decentralised exam inspection
In a decentralised exam inspection, exam results can be made available digitally via LPLUS TestStudio in the form of a so-called report folder, provided by you as the examiner. This report folder can be viewed directly in your office or sent digitally. This form of inspection offers a high degree of flexibility for everyone involved, as it is not tied to fixed times or locations. However, it also requires particular care and attention regarding data protection and the potential unwanted distribution of teaching materials.
Advantages and disadvantages at a glance:
- High flexibility due to independence of location (+)
- Easy scalability when sent digitally (+)
- Risk of exam content being shared when sent digitally (−)
- Considerable organisational effort for large exam groups when conducted in person (−)
Central exam inspection
A central exam inspection takes place in the e-exam room of ZIM (Campus Grifflenberg, room L.11.22/27) and is supervised by the e-exam team. This form of inspection is particularly recommended for large exam groups and ensures a consistent organisational framework.
Prior registration and scheduling via e-pruefungen[at]uni-wuppertal.de are mandatory.
Advantages and disadvantages at a glance:
- No unwanted distribution of exam content (+)
- Direct exchange between examiner and examinee possible (+)
- Suitable for large exam groups without difficulty (+)
- Limited flexibility due to fixed appointment times (−)
For further information and guidance, please take a look at the corresponding FAQ section.
FAQ | E-exam inspection
Which form – central or decentralised – is best for you depends on your personal preferences and, in particular, on the size of your exam group and the number of inspection requests. For larger groups (more than 15 students) or multiple exams, a central inspection is recommended, whereas for individual requests a decentralised inspection is usually preferable.
A central exam inspection takes place in the e-exam room L.11.22/27 and is supervised by the e-exam team. Prior room booking and scheduling via e-pruefungen[at]uni-wuppertal.de are mandatory. The e-exam team prepares the room and provides student access to the assessed exams and results. You are responsible for registering and submitting the data of the expected participants.
You can hold a decentralised inspection at any time. Central inspections are primarily scheduled for the periods late April to mid-May and late October to mid-November, i.e. slightly offset from the main exam periods of the previous semester. For this purpose, please refer to our annual overview.
If your preferred date falls outside these periods, feel free to contact us to arrange an individual solution.
As the examiner, you are responsible for registering students and submitting the required data to us. We expressly advise against holding an “open” inspection, where all examinees can attend without prior registration.
A suitable tool for collecting registrations is the Scheduler activity, which you can integrate into your course’s Moodle page. Further information can be found in the Moodle help section.
As with the exam dates, you as the examiner are responsible for communicating with your students. The e-exam team, as usual, provides the necessary organisational framework for the inspection.
