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Funka's recommendations regarding support during examination

During examinations, some students are entitled to compensatory support based on Funka's criteria. Here we explain what you as an examiner need to keep in mind to provide proper support during exams in a classroom or computer room, oral examinations, take-home exams and other forms of examination.

Examination in a classroom or computer room 

By default, compensatory support is handled by the exam administration or their undergraduate assistants, if the exam is conducted in a classroom or computer room. They will contact you as an examiner if there is anything you need to change in Canvas (usually extended time). 

If you choose to manage the examination on your own, you must also manage compensatory support on your own. The following page explains how you can see which students are entitled to compensatory support and what kind of support it is, as well as other important things about compensatory support: Managing support for students with disabilities .

Tip! If you have questions about how best to provide support, contact the experts: 

Oral examination, take-home examination and other forms of examination 

As an examiner, you handle compensatory support for the forms of examination that are not examinations in classrooms or in computer rooms. You are advised to provide the support that is possible and relevant to do. The following page explains how you can see which students are entitled to compensatory support and what kind of support it is, as well as other important things about compensatory support: Managing support for students with disabilities .

You should discuss how to arrange the support with Funka and the exam administration, and possibly also with the students concerned.  

Good to know

Questions read aloud (R20, P20): If the students need to read the questions themselves digitally, they can use the software TorTalk – text to speech . 

Funka support: How examinators can adapt the pedagogical, compensatory support

Presenters: Gunnar Tibert, Kristian Bjerklöv, Martina Calero, Anna Josefsson 2021-09-29.

This webinar was held in Swedish.

Students with a lasting, documented disability need to come to a comparable situation to students without disabilities. KTH is conducting targeted work to promote equal rights and opportunities for students with disabilities. During the webinar, we will talk about good examples, tricky situations and some of the best ways to implement pedagogical, compensatory support in your teaching and examination. Note that the discussion part of the webinar is not recorded and thus not included in the video.

Go to KTH Play for access to presentation material:
​​​​​​​Funka support: How examinators can adapt the pedagogical, compensatory support ​​​​​​​

Contact and support for examination

Do you have questions about examination? There are contact persons for planning and coordinating examinations at each school, and you can also get help with digital arrangements from E-learning.

Contacts for examination