Whenever an instructor assigns an Exam to you, you will see it on the EchoExam Course Dashboard. Your instructor may also provide you with a direct link to the exam. The number of Exam attempts, time limits, and due dates are set by your instructor.
Take an Online Exam
- From a web browser, go to your region's login page:
- Enter your email address and click Sign In.
If you are part of multiple institutions, from the dropdown, choose your institution and click Sign In.
- Enter your password and click Sign In.
EchoExam opens and My Courses are displayed.
- Move your cursor or use your keyboard to tab to the course you want to open and click Open Course.
Your Course Dashboard displays Upcoming / In Progress Exams, Course Score, and Course Information.
- Find the Exam you want to take and click Start.
You will see the exam's name and start date, along with the course and instructor associated with it. If the exam has a pre-set due date, more than one attempt, time limits, or additional instructions, these will be displayed here.
- If enabled by your instructor, enter the Exam Password they provided.
If you have opened the exam before its scheduled start time, the Start button will be disabled until that time.
- Click Start.
If you have opened the exam before its scheduled start time, the Start button will be disabled until that time.
- Answer the question and use the right arrow button at the bottom of the screen to advance.
Click the Question button in the lower-left corner of your Exam to see all questions and whether they are Answered or Unanswered. Click on a question in the panel / list to jump directly to that question. Use the left and right navigational buttons to switch between questions.
The question panel is unavailable if each question has its own time limit. You cannot select or enter an answer if you run out of time on a timed question. However, you will remain on the question until you are ready to move on to the next one. If you run out of time on a timed exam, you will be prompted that the time has expired, and you will need to submit the exam attempt.
- If applicable, click the f(x) Add Response button to add an equation as an answer to the question.
- If available, click the calculator icon to open the on-screen calculator to answer the question.
- When you have answered all questions, click the Finish button in the lower-right corner of your Exam.
- Click Submit to submit your Exam.
You may see different information on the summary page after you submit your exam attempt. Depending on what your instructor has set up for the exam, you may see your exam score as a percent or as points out of the total, and you may see a list of the exam questions you answered correctly and incorrectly.
- Click Exit to return to your Dashboard.
If you have additional attempts remaining on the exam, click Try Again to complete another attempt. This will take you back to the exam start page.