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Together we make exams better

Our blog is full of tips, tricks and inspiration for everyone involved in creating exams. From teachers to assessment experts and from educational specialists to policy makers.

Tobias · 12 October 2026

"Put a grade on it and they won't read the feedback": Stephanie Holt on assessment beyond the test

English teacher Stephanie Holt on why schools measure what students accumulate, but rarely whether their thinking develops or transfers to something new.

Thomas · 29 September 2026

Tech deep dive: Can Jev AI improve grading and marking accuracy?

We tested Jev on 14,659 teacher-scored answers. It matched the teacher's score 62% of the time, against 81.5% for our current grading model.

Tobias · 22 September 2026

Examplary and Cirrus team up on AI-assisted exam authoring

Cirrus Assessment customers can now build a full draft exam from their own course materials without leaving Cirrus. Our authoring integration is live.

Thomas

Using Examplary as a Power User

Press / to search everything, Ctrl + K to open the command panel or Ctrl + 1 to add a short answer question. The shortcuts that help you work faster.

Tobias · 15 September 2026

"Teachers have the skills, but not the time": how Paul from De Goudse Waarden uses AI to ease workload

Principal Paul van Soest (De Goudse Waarden, Gouda) on workload around exam weeks, the pilot with Examplary and why the teacher has to stay in the lead.

Thomas · 5 August 2026

Examplary and Muute team up for secure digital exams

Teachers can now open a Muute exam room where students can only reach Examplary's tests and practice spaces, with live monitoring and instant alerts.

Thomas

Why the same test on paper or digitally leads to different scores

In the PISA 2015 field trial, students scored lower on screen than on paper in every subject. What causes the mode effect and how to limit it in class.

Tobias · 22 June 2026

From an hour and a half to twenty minutes: how Johan from Dalton Den Haag creates and grades tests with Examplary

Geography teacher Johan van der Gaag now builds a test in twenty minutes instead of an hour and a half, and all 300 of his students get personal feedback.

Tobias · 17 June 2026

Preventing AI hallucinations: how Examplary grounds every question in your teaching material

AI can make things up, so Examplary grounds every question in your own material. In one study, grounding cut invented content from 21% to under 4.5%.

Tobias · 15 June 2026

Examplary and Lyceo join forces

Examplary and Lyceo are joining forces with one shared mission: helping students and teachers get the best out of themselves.

Thomas · 21 November 2025

AI-assisted grading: suggestions, not autonomous decisions

How Examplary uses AI to suggest scores and feedback while keeping the teacher firmly in control of every grading decision.

Thomas · 5 November 2025

A Short Introduction to QTI

QTI is the standard for exchanging test questions between systems. How a QTI 3.0 package works: the zip file, the manifest, items and scoring.

Thomas · 29 October 2025

Examplary Launch: AI-powered assessment and grading now free for every teacher

Examplary officially launches today: the first AI assessment platform built around teachers, and free for everyone in education.

Thomas · 25 August 2025

Opening up Examplary with Custom Question Types

Developers can build their own question types as modular mini-apps, for one school or for all Examplary users. Enable them under Account → Question types.

Thomas · 30 April 2025

Evaluating AI Safety in Education

Questions to ask before your school adopts an AI tool: data privacy under FERPA, COPPA and GDPR, guardrails, bias and a five-step evaluation framework.

Tobias · 19 March 2025

Assess better with AI

Up to three-quarters of students now use AI for their studies. Why bans and detection software fall short, and how AI can make tests more personal.

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