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Student Guide: Examination MCQs and Essays on the

Online Assessment Tool on myExams

Access to myExams will only become available


from October 2020

1 Access to myExams
Access myExams at https://myexams.unisa.ac.za/portal and login using your student
number and myUnisa password.

2 Where do I download the examination question paper?


The examination will take place on the Online Assessment tool located in your module
examination site in myExams. No separate examination question paper will be
available. The Online Assessment tool will present the questions to you. Expect to
be online for the full duration of the examination.

3 How do I access my Examination?


The answers to this examination may only be submitted online.

On the day of the examination, do the following:


1. 15 minutes before the start of the examination, logon to myExams
(https://myexams.unisa.ac.za/portal) with your credentials (i.e., student number
and password).
2. In the top right corner of the page, click on the “Sites” button. A popup window
will appear. Choose the name of the module examination site.
3. On the left-navigation (menu section) of the examination site, click the “Online
Assessment” link.
4. On the Online Assessment page, click the examination link under the section
“Take an Assessment”. This will take you to the instructions page and allow
you to start the examination. Click “Begin Assessment” to start.
5. Read through the questions presented on the page and select your answer from
the provided options or add text when requested.
6. You should complete all the examination questions, without leaving the site.
A timer on the Online Assessment tool will assist you to keep track of your
progress. Click Next to load the next page or question. The Next action saves
all your answers. There is no need to also click Save.
The last page will give you the option to Submit all your answers. The
examination will stop when your timer runs out or if the examination session is
finished, even if you have not reached the last question.
If you do experience a technical interruption, logout of myExams. DO NOT just
close the page. If you logged out properly, you could login again, navigate back
to your examination and resume where you last stopped, if time allows.
7. Remember to start your second session as soon as possible, if a second
session is required.
8. If you submit the examination successfully, you will receive an email
confirmation in your myLife email account.

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