What's new in Examplary

When you grade a question against a list of exact answers, small differences in capitalization or spacing shouldn't cost a student points.

Questions using the "Exact values" scoring type now have an "Ignore whitespace and capitalization" toggle. Switch it on, and a student who writes "New York" instead of "new york", or slips in an extra space or line break, still gets full marks. Their answer is matched against your expected values regardless of casing and spacing.

This makes auto-grading short-answer and fill-in-the-blank questions far more forgiving, so you spend less time fixing up answers that were essentially right.

Over the past couple of weeks we've shipped a batch of behind-the-scenes security improvements to keep your account, your students, and your test data better protected.

Stronger sign-in protection. Sign-in codes are now locked automatically after several incorrect attempts, so nobody can keep guessing their way into an account. Failed sign-in attempts are also recorded in the audit log, giving Workspace Admins and Owners clear visibility into suspicious activity.

Tighter control for connected apps. Apps you connect to Examplary now only ever receive the exact permissions they were granted — never more. This makes third-party integrations safer by default.

Safer file uploads. We hardened how uploaded files are handled so that documents and images shared on the platform can't be misused to run unwanted content in someone else's browser.

These changes require no action on your part — they're already live for everyone.

Nobody wants a question split awkwardly across two pages.

The print view now has a "Keep questions on one page" toggle. When enabled, each question is kept together as a single block and won't break across a page boundary when you export your test as a PDF.

When writing AI instructions for grading feedback, exam context, or practice spaces, you'll now see a "Templates" button next to the input field. Click it to open a template picker where you can browse and apply a curated selection of ready-made prompts from Examplary.

You can also save your current prompt as a named template for later reuse. Once saved, it shows up in the template picker alongside the built-in Examplary templates, so you can quickly apply it to any new test or practice space.

Examplary for organizations now includes a complete audit trail of all significant actions taken across the platform. Logins, exam session events, grading decisions, user and permission changes, API key rotations, and billing actions are all recorded with a timestamp, the actor who performed them, and a before/after snapshot of what changed.

Workspace Admins and Owners can query the audit log via the API using the audit-logs:read scope — filtering by date range, actor, or specific resource. Any date range can also be exported as an ND-JSON file, making it straightforward to integrate with your existing security tooling or store logs for compliance purposes.

One grading flow we heard teachers ask for was the ability to leave comments and highlight specific parts of a student's answer when grading.

This is especially useful for long essays, or grading exams with your team, where lots of discussion takes place around how to grade a specific answer.

You can now leave comments by selecting any part of a student's answer, and clicking the comment button. This will open a comment box where you can leave your feedback.

You can also see all comments left by you and your colleagues in the grading sidebar, with the ability to reply and mark comments as resolved.

Also in this release:

• We've also introduced comments in the test editor description field. Simply select some text to leave a private note only visible to you and your colleagues. This is perfect for leaving reminders or notes about specific instructions or information in the test description.

Examplary now supports real-time collaboration on tests. Teachers can now work together on the same test simultaneously, making it easier to create and edit tests as a team. Changes made by one teacher will be instantly visible to others, allowing for seamless collaboration and improved efficiency in test creation.

This feature is designed to enhance teamwork and streamline the process of developing high-quality assessments for students.

As part of this update, we also rolled out:

• A new interface for inviting participants and collaborators to tests, making it easier to manage access and permissions.
• Improved email delivery and design for invitations to both students and fellow teachers.
• Allowing students to start a test from their student homepage, perfect for formative assessments and practice tests.

When a student signs in to Examplary, they now receive a 6-digit verification code by email instead of a clickable sign-in link.

After entering their email address, a code input field appears right on the login screen. The student types in the code from their email to complete sign-in — no need to click a link in a separate browser tab.

The code expires after 30 minutes. If it expires, the student can simply start the sign-in process again to get a new one.

Importing tests from QTI files is now more accurate and reliable for both QTI 2.1 and QTI 3 formats.

When reimporting a QTI file that was originally exported from Examplary, all questions are now fully restored — including custom question types specific to your workspace. Previously, questions could lose their original type or settings during a QTI roundtrip.

You can now select and upload multiple PDF files at once when scanning student answers from the results page. Examplary processes all files in parallel, with a separate progress indicator for each one.

If any file fails, it's flagged individually so you can retry just that file without re-uploading everything else.

Previously, only one PDF could be uploaded at a time.

Organization administrators can now prevent teachers from inviting new users to the workspace. When this setting is turned off, only administrators can invite new students and colleagues by pasting an email address — teachers will see an error message if they try.

You'll find the new toggle in your organization settings, under the access control section alongside other sharing options.

Our AI grader can now reference parts of the student answer in the feedback and reasoning it generates, making it easier to verify the claims it makes are correct.

In addition, this release contains a few other tweaks to make it easier to grade scanned student answers:

• You can now toggle between the text extracted from a scan and the scan itself, so that you can quickly verify structure and accuracy.
• We fixed a bug that meant that editing a scanned answer would remove the scan. It is now retained, as intended.
• When using an analytical rubric, the number of points specified in the rubric is enforced, so that the AI can't decide to assign a different number of points.

You can now export any rubric from the rubric editor. Open a question, then click the options menu (⋯) in the rubric section to:

• Print the rubric as a formatted overview
• Download as Word to get a .docx file you can share or edit further
• Copy to clipboard to paste the rubric directly into another document or email

This makes it easier to share rubrics with colleagues, include them in paper-based assessments, or use them outside of Examplary.

Organization administrators can now restrict how users and groups are visible to each other. When enabled, users will only see the groups they're a member of, and the sharing dialog will only surface users who are in at least one shared group with them.

Admins always retain full visibility across the organization. This setting can be toggled in your organization settings.

You can now create groups of users directly from the dashboard. Add users by searching their name or email, or paste a list of addresses to invite everyone at once.

Groups make it easy to assign the same test or practice space to a whole class, and in the future will allow you to filter results by group when you review them.

You can now upload a PDF of handwritten or scanned student answers directly from the results page. Examplary automatically matches each page to the right student and question, so you can start grading straight away.

This makes it much easier to grade paper-based tests, allowing you to scan in bulk, rather than taking a photo of each page with your phone.

Practice spaces are now available to every Examplary user. After a few months in beta, we've opened them up to all accounts.

Practice spaces let your students work through a subject at their own pace. Examplary generates questions from the source materials you provide and adapts them based on each student's progress.

Use it for homework, exam preparation, or any time you want students to build mastery without the pressure of a test.

Practice spaces now include built-in progress tracking for teachers. When you open a student's activity, you'll see a proficiency label and a progress bar showing how their performance has developed from their baseline — so you can spot improvements and identify where a student might need more support.

The practice history also shows the correct answer alongside each of the student's responses, making it easy to review what they've mastered and where they're still struggling.

You can configure how proficiency is calculated in the practice space settings.

For paper-based tests, you can now scan student answers using your phone. Take a photo of each page, crop the answer area, and Examplary will read the handwriting for you.

Scanned answers flow straight into the normal results view, so you can review, adjust, and grade them just like any online answer.

The exams overview has been redesigned to show more at a glance: who you've shared each test with, how many students have started, and whether the test is still a draft.

Sharing and filtering have their own indicators, so you can quickly find the test you're looking for. You can now also filter on any custom fields your organization has set up.

You can now convert any test into a practice space in one go. Open the options menu (⋯) on any test in your overview and choose Create practice space... — the new practice space will be pre-filled with the test's name, subject, and source materials, and the test questions will be added as source material for the AI to use.

This makes it easy to turn a test you've already built into a tool for ongoing practice and exam preparation.

Students now have a dedicated home page when they sign in to Examplary. They'll see their current practice spaces and upcoming tests, filtered so they only see what applies to them.

This replaces the old link-only flow, and makes it easier for students to find their way back to work they've already started.

You can now upload your school or organization's logo and colours to make the Examplary experience feel more familiar for your students and teachers.

This feature is available on our Enterprise plan.

We've rebuilt the rubric editor from the ground up. You can now define multiple criteria per question, each with its own levels and points, and the AI uses that rubric when it grades open answers.

Similarly, you can ask Examplary AI to create a rubric for you based on the question you've created, and any other instructions or uploaded documents.

This gives you much finer control over how open questions are scored, and makes grading more transparent for your students.

We’ve added a new export method: QTI 3.

This is the latest international standard for exchanging tests and questions. You can now export your created tests and easily import them into any other learning platform that supports QTI 3.

New options for feedback! You can now choose to give feedback on the entire test, instead of only per question. The AI can generate a summarized advice for the student, based on all answers. We also added a clear badge to see which questions already have feedback.

When you create a new Examplary account, you're now greeted by a short AI-powered conversation that helps set up your profile.

The assistant asks a few quick questions — your name, the school you work at, and the subjects you teach. Your answers are saved directly to your profile and used to personalize your experience from the start.

You can skip the conversation at any time if you prefer to fill in your profile later.

It is now possible to require your students to enter an passcode before they can start the online test session.

Examplary automatically generates a 5-digit passcode, but teachers can replace it with their own password for the test.

You can now save questions in the question bank via the options menu within the question editor. You can then easily reuse them between tests!

We have made creating and importing new exams much easier and faster.

The new, step-by-step modal guides you through the process, from adding source materials (text, link, file, or scan) to setting the basic information. It’s now more intuitive to start working with your learning materials immediately.

We’ve added the TIMSS taxonomy, an internationally recognized framework for mathematics and science education.

When creating or editing an exam, you can now use this taxonomy to more accurately specify the proficiency level and cognitive skills you want to assess. This results in even more relevant and well-structured questions for your students.

Questions for a primary school class are very different from those for high school seniors. We get it.

When creating an exam, you can now select your students’ level (e.g., Grade 7, High School Senior). The AI uses this information to perfectly adjust the language, complexity, and content of the generated questions to your class. This ensures much more accurate results.

We have improved support for adding mathematical formulas in the question editor. You can now quickly and easily include complex equations and formulas in your exams. This makes it easier to create exams for STEM subjects.

We have created a central place to manage all your source materials. You can now easily reuse previously uploaded source materials for multiple tests.

This makes test creation much faster, since the source materials don’t need to be analyzed again.

You now have the option to select a specific part or ‘slice’ of your source material and rename it. This is useful if you want to generate questions based on just one chapter or a few pages of a longer document.

The settings for generating a new exam have been brought together in one clear dialog window. Here you can adjust the total exam duration using a handy slider, and select which question types the AI is allowed to use.

Deep insights into your exams! We’ve added a new table to the results analysis. Here you will find statistics such as the p’-value, allowing you to better assess the quality of your questions and the performance of your students.

You can now export your test results to an Excel file (.xlsx) instead of a CSV file. This makes it easier to analyze the data and share it with colleagues.

You can now select how your test should be graded. Use any of the pre-defined grading schemes, or build a custom one.

You can toggle ‘direct feedback’ for any (practice) test, so that Examplary gives immediate feedback to a student’s answer based on the learning materials.

Safe Exam Browser is a web browser environment to carry out e-assessments safely. The software turns any computer temporarily into a secure workstation.

For any Examplary test, you can require the use of Safe Exam Browser and set limitations on what a student can do whilst they’re taking the test.

You can still send the link to the student as per usual – they’ll be shown a message with instructions to download Safe Exam Browser if they open the link in a normal browser.

Examplary now supports LTI resource selection. That means teachers using a learning management system that speaks LTI can pick an Examplary test directly from within their LMS and embed it into their course.

Once every answer in a session is graded, Examplary now calculates the student's final grade and shows it directly in the sessions list, based on your grading scheme.

This saves you the step of opening each session just to see how a student did overall.

We've added a dedicated Developers page to your account settings. Here you'll find your workspace API key, links to our developer documentation, and a separate page to enable or disable question types in your workspace.

This is the starting point for building custom integrations and question types on top of Examplary.

Moving from Moodle? You can now import a Moodle quiz XML file directly into Examplary. Questions, answers, and metadata come across in one go, so you don't have to rebuild your question bank from scratch.

From there, you can edit, reuse, and combine the imported questions with anything else in Examplary.

We've bumped the file size limit for source materials up to 20 MB, and we now extract the text from large PDFs before handing them to the AI.

This means you can feed Examplary textbooks, chapter-length readings, and long reports where you'd rather provide the whole thing than pick out a section.

You can now group your tests into folders. Create a folder per class, per term, or per subject - whatever keeps your workspace tidy.

Move any test between folders with the "Move to folder" option in its menu.

Sometimes paper is still the right tool. You can now export any test as a PDF, ready to print, in either A4 or Letter size.

Use the print preview to check the layout before you export.

You can now drag and drop images and files directly into the question editor. Images are embedded inline, and other files appear as clickable attachments that students can open while they take the test.

This makes it much easier to build questions around source materials you already have — a diagram, a passage of text, or a reference document.

Conversational questions are a new question type where students have a short dialogue with AI about a topic, instead of giving a single written answer.

You write a prompt that tells the AI how to interact with the student, and completion criteria that define when the conversation is done. The AI then asks follow-up questions to guide the student through the conversation.