What to do before the exam

Extra time?

Extra time for digital exam?in Inspera:

After you have logged in to Inspera and the exam, you will see that you have X amount of minutes on your exam. Contact an invigilator if the extra time is not visible in your exam.

Extra time for rest or breastfeeding

If you wish to use extra time to rest or breastfeed during the exam, contact an invigilator when you are ready to use your extra time.??Silurveien has private rooms that can be used for rest/breastfeeding.

How do I know how much time I have used?

For digital exams in Inspera your exam will be set on pause while you are using your extra time to rest or breastfeed.?The time you use will be automatically added when your exam is started again.

For paper exams an invigilator notes the time you use to rest or breastfeed, and adds that time to your total exam time.

It is possible to use your extra time for rest/breastfeeding over multiple short breaks.

Note! Extra time for rest/breastfeeding cannot be used to answer exam questions, and can only be used for the purpose it was granted for.?

Smaller exmination hall and private room

If you have been granted smaller examination hall or private room for school exams, you will find information about the room and meeting place in Studentweb no later than 4 days before the exam.

For school exams in Silurveien's exam premises

If you have been granted sheltered space in a smaller room or private room in Silurveien, you must meet outside room 4C in Silurveien.

Contact an exam invigilator upon arrival, who will show you to your private room.

Note that nuts or products containing nuts are not permitted in smaller rooms or private rooms.?

For school exams in other exam premises

If you have been granted sheltered space or private room for school exams in other exam premises, you should have received information about the meeting place directly from your faculty, or in Studentweb.

Contact your faculty if you have not received information about the room or meeting place.

Assistive technology/software;

If you have been granted the use of assistive software it is important that you familiarize yourself with the software you will be using, before you take?the exam. You must familiarize yourself with the information below and make sure you know what to prepare before the exam and what to do on the actual exam day.

Lingdys Pluss

Preparations

1. You must familiarize yourself with Lingdys prior to the exam, as no software support is offered during the exam. We recommend that you take a demo test in Inspera and test this with Lingdys before the exam.

2. You have to create an account (username and password) on?konto.lingit.no?before the exam if you dont already have an account. The account must be activated before the exam day.

3. Contact your faculty if you dont have a licence.??

School exam in Silurveien: You must bring your personal license key on the exam day to activate the program on the machine.?

Before the exam has started

1. Open the applications?Lingdys and MS Word. ?

2. Enter the license key to activate the program.

3. Make any necessary changes to the?settings in the program.

During the exam

Digital Exam:

1. You write your exam answers in Word. If you want to read the exam essay text with Lingdys, select the exam essay text in Inspera and use the speech synthesis in Lingdys.

You need to save your answers on your computer. Remember to save your answers regularly. MS Word only automatically saves every 15 minutes.

2. Copy the answer from Word and paste it into the appropriate window?in Inspera for the assignment(s) you have answered. This must be done before?the end of the exam, as you will not be given extra time for this.

3. For school exams: When you have submitted your exam in Inspera, contact an invigilator who can check?that your answers have?been successfully submitted.

Paper Exam:

1. You write your exam answers in Word. You need to save your answers on your computer. Remember to save your answers regularly. MS Word only automatically saves every 15 minutes.

2. When you have finished the exam?contact an invigilator, who can?print out your answers.

After the exam

Digital Exam:

Log off Inspera.?

Paper Exam:

Log off your computer and submit your?answers (which were printed out by an invigilator)?to the chief invigilator.

MS Word 2016

Preparations

1. Familiarize yourself with the word processing program MS Word before taking the exam.

Before the start of the exam

1. Log in to the computer with your UiO username and password.

2. Log in to Inspera with your UiO username and password.

3. Open the application by double-clicking the icon on the desktop.

During the exam

Digital exam:

1. You write your exam answers in Word. You need to save your answers on your computer. Remember to save your answers regularly. MS Word only automatically saves every 15 minutes.

2. Copy the answer from Word and paste it into the appropriate window?in Inspera for the assignment(s) you have answered. This must be done before?the end of the exam, as you will not be given extra time for this.

3. When you have submitted your exam in Inspera, contact an invigilator who can check?that your answers have?been successfully submitted.

Paper Exam:

1. You write your exam answers in Word. You need to save your answers on your computer. Remember to save your answers regularly. MS Word only automatically saves every 15 minutes.

2. When you have finished the exam?contact an invigilator, who can?print out your answers.

After the exam

Digital exam:

1. Log off Inspera. Then log off the computer either by pressing the Windows icon and Log off, or Ctrl + Alt + Delete and Log off.

Paper Exam:

1. Log off your computer either by pressing the Windows icon and Log off, or Ctrl + Alt + Delete and Log off.

2. Submit your?answers (which were printed out by an invigilator)?to the chief invigilator.

Smaller examination room / private seating

There are three types of private seating at Silurveien.

1. Screening in regular examination room
   Screen wall on each side of the space to reduce noise and interference.
2. Smaller examination room
   Smaller examination room (exam hall 4C) with 12 seats. If you have been granted a smaller examination room for your exam you will be seated in exam hall 4C.
3. Private room
   Private rooms (in exam hall 4C) with adjustable height desks. If you have been granted a private room for your exam you will be seated in exam room 4C.

Nuts or products containing nuts are not permitted in smaller and private exam rooms.

Assistive equipment

Assistive equipment granted on your examination will be set up and ready for you?at your assigned seat in the examination venue on exam day. Contact the chief invigilator in the examination venue and they will show you where you are seated.?

Note! You are not allowed to bring your own assistive equipment for your exam unless this is approved by your institution.?

See an overview of which assistive equipment is available at Silurveien

Scribe or reader in examinations

If you have been granted the use of a scribe and/or reader for your exam, you will always be seated in a single room.?The scribe and/or reader will meet you in the single room.

The scribe and/or reader also functions as an invigilator, and cannot answer any academic or technical questions regarding the exam.

You should have received a information note about how the exam will be conducted with reading and writing assistance if the measure has been granted. Please contact the faculty if you have not received this.

Contact your faculty's information centre