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Getting started with paper assessments

How to run an in-person paper assessment in Akindi, from creating your assessment to printing.

Written by Erica Chan

Welcome to Akindi!

This guide covers running a paper assessment. Students complete it in person with a paper and any writing utensil. Akindi gives you two starting points, and this guide will help you pick which one is right for you.

If you've already created and run your assessment, check out how to grade your paper assessment.

💡 Running your assessment online instead? See Creating Online Assessments with Akindi.

Before you start

  1. Create your Akindi account. Most schools have Akindi built into their LMS — see the guide for Canvas, Brightspace, Blackboard Ultra, or Moodle. If your school doesn't use the integration, sign up here.

  2. Set up your course and roster. This happens automatically with the LMS integration. Otherwise, click 'Create Course' in the left-hand menu, then upload a class roster.

1. Create Assessment

a) To get started, click the ‘Create Assessment’ button in the upper-right corner.

Create Assessment Button

b) Select your course from the drop down menu and give your assessment a title

Select your course and give your assessment a title

c) Click "next"

2. Choose how you'd like to start

The How are you starting? card with Start with answer key and Start with questions options

Start with answer key

  • Enter your answer key into Akindi

  • Akindi creates bubble sheets only

  • Akindi does not handle any question content

  • Print your test questions outside of Akindi

Start with answer key

Start with questions

Start with questions

Comparison chart:

Start with answer key

Start with questions

Choose this if

Your test is already written elsewhere

You want Akindi to hold your test content

Question types

Multiple choice only

Multiple choice and written answer

Multi-version scrambling

Manual — you create the versions yourself with the answer key

Automatic

What Akindi prints

Bubble sheets

Complete test packets

You print separately

Your own question paper

Nothing. Everything is printed from Akindi

Once your assessment is ready, see the printing guide for how to print bubble sheets and assessment content.

When your students are done, head to Grading paper assessment guide.

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