Are you running a coaching institute or helping students prepare for various competitive exams related to management or banking? Do you want to automate mock practice exams so that it would be better for students while preparing for these competitive exams? Or do you want to take your training or coaching institute to the next level with the use of technology?
Today, I’m going to share some techniques that will help you automate your mock practice exams for your students.
In today's competitive world, there are a lot of entrance exams coming up. A lot of competitive exams related to banking, finance, and management are upcoming. If you are running a coaching institute, you might be focusing on providing training to those students about various topics and subtopics associated with the entrance exam.
Practice is a must to prepare those students for the entrance exam. If you are planning to conduct mock exams or are already conducting mock exams, it is essential to use technology. You can take your online exam from being a paper-based environment to a completely paperless environment.
Steps to Conduct Effective Online Mock Exams
1. Define Your Question Bank
The first step while preparing your students for the mock exam will be to define your question bank. When defining your question bank, you need to have the names of the topics, subtopics, and subjects ready. While defining the questions, you can tag them based on difficulty levels such as easy, medium, or very high. Even questions can have various attributes like conceptual questions, definition-oriented questions, or objective questions. You can also define the subject question.
2. Define the Examination Pattern
Yoctel Choronon platform provides an online question bank management facility where you can define your question bank as per your hierarchy, such as subject, topic, subtopic, and difficulty level. Once your question bank is readily available, the next key step would be to define the examination pattern.
While defining the online examination pattern, you can select one or more topics, define the difficulty level associated with the exam, and even define the marking scheme. For example, if the entrance exams include negative marking, it is recommended to incorporate this in your mock exams. You can define a number of mock exams based on each topic, subtopic, and subject.
Let us consider preparing students for a management entrance exam. If the exam includes three subjects like analytical ability, mathematical reasoning, and English, you can define mock exams for each subtopic. For instance, for English, one exam could focus on reading comprehension, another on grammar. Similarly, for mathematics, you can define exams on number crunching and puzzles. This way, you can create numerous exams for your students, and they can appear for them online based on their schedule.
3. Schedule and Conduct Exams
Students need to appear for these mock exams with a question timer or an exam timer. They can take the exams in an online environment, either at the exam center or at your coaching center. You can also use secure technologies like remote proctoring to monitor candidates appearing for the exam. Many training institutes conduct mock exams in a remote proctored environment, allowing candidates to take exams from home while preventing malpractice.
Benefits of Using Technology for Mock Exams
Once students complete the exam, you can analyze their performance using detailed analytics. You can track topic-wise or chapter-wise performance and compare a student’s results with the overall batch. Batch performance analysis can help identify if a particular topic has not been taught properly. Individual performance analysis can provide insights into rankings and percentile scores.
Yoctel EOA provides extensive analytics data associated with online exams, helping you identify top performers and areas of improvement for your students. This feedback is valuable for students as they prepare for competitive exams.
To summarize, if you want to conduct mock online exams, follow these steps:
- Prepare a digitized question bank.
- Import student data into the system.
- Define your exam pattern.
Once these steps are completed, you can analyze individual and batch performance. Conducting mock exams paperlessly is cost-effective and efficient
By embracing Online Examination Platform, you can succeed in your coaching or training institute, become tech-savvy, and enhance your brand image. You can also monetize your mock exams by offering paid subscriptions to students for test series. They can make online payments and track their progress, while administrators can monitor individual and batch performance.
If you want to conduct mock exams within your coaching institute or across multiple exam centers, connect with us for a demonstration.
