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Scanned exams to Canvas

To use KTH Import Exams, go to the examination room connected to the exam and start the function. The function first prepares the examination room with a front page and an assignment in which the exams will be uploaded. Afterwards, the exams can be imported. You can leave the function at any time and come back to it later.

Update of default points in assignments

The Canvas assignment created for exams in the exam room was previously created with zero (0) points by default, but is now created with one (1) point. This change is to avoid issues that can occur with assignments that have zero points, for example when exporting the Gradebook. You can change the default points if necessary.

What is KTH Import Exams?

KTH Import Exams helps you to import scanned written exams into Canvas so that they can be assessed digitally in SpeedGrader. It also works with anonymous exams, in which case the Canvas assignment is automatically created with the setting anonymous assessment. The function can be run several times – for example, if not all exams are completed at the same time.

The function can be used by people who have the roles of teacher, examiner or course coordinator in the examination room.

Note! The function does not work in merged examination rooms.

Quick guide: How to use KTH Import Exams

Follow the steps below to import the exams into the examination room. Later on the page there are headings that describe the steps in more detail.

  1. Go to the correct examination room in Canvas and open KTH Import Exams in the left menu.
  2. Prepare the examination room with KTH Import Exams (four steps).
  3. Import the exams (when they have been scanned).
  4. Assess the exams in SpeedGrader.

You can pause and resume work later at any time. Steps 1-3 can be done before the examination is carried out, but it is not necessary.

Short video description of KTH Import Exams

The video (1 min 36 s) shows how the different steps in KTH Import exams look. Note that the video is silent.

  • First it is shown how to find and start the function.
  • Then the four steps to prepare the examination room for the import are shown.
  • Finally the import is started and completed, and results page for the import is shown.

 Go to video: Short introductory film for KTH Import Exams (KTH Play)

Find and start the function and KTH Import Exams

You can find the function in the examination room for the exam in question. If you do not find the examination room, keep in mind that only the examiner for a course is added to the examination room when it is created. Read more about examination rooms .

In the examination room, in the left navigation menu, select the option "KTH Import Exams". Open the app by pressing the "Launch app" button. Allow the feature to be used for your account (this only needs to be done the first time). 

Prepare the examination room using KTH Import Exams 

After you have started KTH Import Exam, there are four steps to prepare the examination room. The four steps are there to give you the opportunity to choose settings and customize how the examination room will look for the students. If what the feature creates is right for you, you can just click through the steps. KTH Import Exams completes the following when you click through each step:

  1. Creates the front page for the examination room. If you already have a front page, you can skip this by clicking on "Skip this step".
  2. Publishes the course room (so students see it).
  3. Creates a Canvas assignment that the exams will be imported to.
  4. Publishes the assignment (it is not open for student submissions).

Please check the examination room before proceeding to import. For example, you may want or need to change the information on the front page or the task description.

You may have to run the app KTH Import Exams multiple times

Please note that you might have to run the KTH Import Exams app multiple times, since the exams are scanned in batches and not every exam might be ready to import at the same time. It does not affect already assessed exams.

If you are uncertain about the batches, please contact the local exam administration.

Import the exams

When you get to the import step, you'll see how many exams are ready to import. Click "Start Import!" to start the import. You can leave the page and come back later to see how the import went.

After the import, information is provided if there have been any problems during the import. An example of a problem is if students who have not registered for the examination have written the exam. These students are not in the examination room which means their exams cannot be imported. The function will give you the opportunity to add these students to the examination room so that their exams can be imported. Note! Results for students added in this way cannot be transferred with KTH Transfer to Ladok.

Assess the exams in SpeedGrader

Once the exams have been imported into Canvas, you can start grading them with SpeedGrader. All exams are marked as submitted at the same time. If a student accidentally uploads something during the short open period during the import, it is marked as a late submission.

Learn more about how to assess assignments in Canvas with SpeedGrader .

The function’s development

The underlying reason for the project KTH Import Exams is to let teachers avoid handling large amounts of paper when conducting exams and instead handle results and assessment digitally. Digital assessment makes it easier for students to access the assessment and makes it possible to sync the result directly to Ladok instead of manually entering results.

The project to produce KTH Import Exams has carried out a number of pilots in 2021 and developed from there. Some examples of design choices are:

  • Create value quickly, detailed settings and more advanced features are planned to be developed at a later date so that teachers will quickly have the opportunity for digital assessment.
  • The exams are only read into Canvas if they are going to be assessed there. The examiner or teacher decides when / if the scanned exams are to be imported.
  • The function works as an LTI app and the exams are imported into examination rooms so that the benefits of the right settings of, for example, Manual grade posting policy and the right grading scheme can be used.
  • Personal identity numbers shall not be necessary for functionality. This enables the system to work together with anonymous written exams.

If you want to give feedback or need support to handle KTH Import Exams, contact it-support@kth.se .

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