Research project SEED: Secure and Efficient Exams on Distance

Distance education places different demands on teachers and education administration compared to on-site teaching and examination. During the COVID-19 pandemic, big changes had to be initiated fast. But it has been difficult to develop secure examination routines, and it is not yet possible to conduct distance exams with the same legal certainty as on-site exams.

Not being able to offer secure and fair examination might eventually deteriorate the value of a university’s exams. Currently, several of the courses at the Department of Computer and Systems Sciences (DSV), Stockholm University, are conducted with a mixture of distance- and place-bound activities. Distance examination has also affected the work organization between teachers and examination administration at the department.

The project evaluates the Inspera digital exam portal. It studies how the portal could increase legal certainty of distance exams in DSV courses, as well as how the service could be utilized by DSV’s exam administration.