PSS Download Scripts
Ensure you download the exam scripts as a single PDF file to store original copies of the scripts before any marks are corrected.
Digiexam Access
Log into Digiexam using your LSE credentials.
Step 1: Navigate to the exam summary
The exam administrator will end the exam, at this point it passes into the ‘Graded’ tab of the Digiexam web interface.
PSS selects the relevant exam from the list by clicking on the blue link. Note: check the Exam ID corresponds to the correct sitting of the exam.
The next page displays a summary of the exam with automatic grading rules applied. At this point, the student identities have not been anonymised.
Step 2: Download PDF Exam Scripts
Click the “Print or download” button, this will take you to the print results page.
On the "Print Results" page:
Ensure that all students are selected along with all 20 questions.
Check the following boxes under each section:
Print settings
Name settings
Exam
Questions
Students' Answers
Please refer to the screenshot below for visual guidance:
Select the Preview button at the bottom of the print results page.
On the preview page, click on the “Download PDF as one file” option located at the top. This will initiate the download of all the scripts to your device as a single PDF file.
These scripts reveal student identities. Ensure they are stored securely and access is restricted to authorised personnel only.
Download exam scripts for students who have completed both online and offline versions of the exam. Once downloaded and outside Digiexam, these hybrid scripts should be treated as paper exams and follow the processes for offline marking.
Navigate to the exam summary
At this point, the student identities have not been anonymised. Do not enable anonymisation, as the Student Code will be used in the PDF to maintain anonymity in the scripts.
Click the “Print or download” button, this will take you to the print results page.
On the "Print Results" page, follow these steps:
Select Students:
Make sure only hybrid students (those who took the exam in both online and offline formats) are selected under the “Student” section.
Ensure all 20 questions are selected.
Adjust Name Settings:
Show Name: Leave unchecked.
Show Student Code: Check this box.
Show E-mail: Leave unchecked.
Refer to the screenshot below for a visual guide to these settings.
Process for identifying students with LON. Impact on exam marking to be determined by IR.
Anonymise candidates
On the exam summary page, click the “Anonymise exam” button. This will hide students' personal details and replace their names with generic identifiers such as Student 1, Student 2, etc.
Download grading spreadsheet
Click the down arrow next to ‘Download grades spreadsheet’ and select the option: Indicate unanswered questions with “-”
Click ‘Download grades spreadsheet’
Identify students with LONs
In the downloaded spreadsheet, each student’s name is accompanied by their assigned identifier. Please note these identifiers for students with "LON" and ensure they are passed on to the marker.
First marker process
Digiexam Access
Log into Digiexam using your LSE credentials.
Step 1: Download Anonymised Grade Spreadsheet v1
PSS staff will share the anonymised exam at this point the exam can be found in the ‘Graded’ tab of the Digiexam web interface
The first marker selects the relevant exam from the list by clicking on the blue link. Note: check the Exam ID corresponds to the correct sitting of the exam.
The next page displays a summary of the exam with automatic grading rules applied.
Click the down arrow next to ‘Download grades spreadsheet’ and select the option: Indicate unanswered questions with “-”
Click ‘Download grades spreadsheet’ and save as 'Grade spreadsheet v1’. This will download an anonymised grade spreadsheet from Digiexam with automatic ‘right minus wrong’ grading rules applied. Note: students in this spreadsheet are referred to as 'Student 1','Student 2' etc. not by LSE candidate number.
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Step 2: Review Answers to Questions with One Correct Answer
First marker uses conditional formatting to highlight scores of '0' in questions with one correct answer in ‘Grade spreadsheet v1’.
First marker clicks option ‘Continue grading’ on Digiexam.
First marker identifies questions with one correct answer by selecting the relevant student in the right panel of Digiexam.
The student’s response loads in the left panel of the screen.
First marker either updates the ‘Points’ field from ‘0' to ‘2’ if the student has select one correct AND one incorrect answer or leaves the ‘Points’ score at '0’ if the scoring rule has been correctly applied. The captures below show the two possible outcomes.
Step 3: Saving Overwritten marks on Digiexam
Step 3: Download Anonymised Grade Spreadsheet v2
First marker follows instructions in Step 1 to download the anonymised grade spreadsheet again, this time it contains the overwritten ‘0’ marks.
Step 4: Update Answers to Questions with Three Correct Answers
First marker updates all answers to questions with 3 correct answers on grade spreadsheet from '1.3' or '2.6' to '1' or '2' respectively, this can be done using find and replace on Excel. The spreadsheet now contains all the correct marks. Note: answers are not updated on Digiexam.
When using find and replace, ensure you copy the exact number directly from the cell This ensures the replacement is accurate, as Excel will only replace the number if it matches exactly, including all decimals.
PSS Remove anonymisation
Step 1: Locate exam overview
PSS locates the exam in the Graded section of Digiexam, and removes anonymisation.
Step 2: Release grades to students
PSS Download grades spreadsheet where student identities are visible.
PSS uses find and replace on Excel to update questions with 3 correct answers (from 1.3 to 1 or 2.6 to 2) and converts score to final % score per student on spreadsheet.
PSS uses grade spreadsheet to send feedback to students.