Formative assessments that tell the whole story
ExamNow is a digital formative assessment add-on to ExamSoft that helps educators create quick polls, quizzes, and check-ins — collecting student responses and displaying results instantly. Web-based and available on any device, including smartphones, instructors can use its real-time insights to address misconceptions, guide discussion, and support targeted remediation while the material is still fresh.
Real-time engagement with instant learning insight
Engage students directly during class
Create quizzes, polls, and other formative assessments that actively involve more students in the lesson, ensuring consistent participation across the room.
See understanding instantly
ExamNow tallies responses and aggregates results immediately, making it easier to pause, discuss, and clarify before moving on.
Connect formative checks to learning objectives
Tag questions using the same categories created in the main ExamSoft platform so results can be viewed against course learning objectives, accreditation standards, and cognitive frameworks such as Bloom’s Taxonomy.
Spend less time on logistics
Make formative assessments completely digital so time spent handing out, collecting, and grading paper-based quizzes can go back into student questions and class discussion.
A more connected approach to formative assessment
Web-based access with no student download
Students do not need to download anything. They can access ExamNow from virtually any device, including smartphones, and begin within seconds.
Built for fast in-class participation
Use student-owned devices to collect question responses, review answers instantly, and foster discussion without slowing down instruction.
Category tagging aligned to the main ExamSoft platform
Questions can be tagged with the same categories used in ExamSoft, helping educators assess progress on the learning objectives they plan to measure in summative assessments.
Reporting that supports a holistic view of learning
See what students answered correctly and what they missed, identifying where students have information gaps and where to focus remediation.
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What is ExamNow used for?
ExamNow is a formative assessment tool for creating polls, quizzes, and other in-class activities that collect responses and display results instantly.
Do students need to download an app to use ExamNow?
No. ExamNow is web-based, so students can participate without downloading an application.
What devices can students use for ExamNow?
Students can access ExamNow from virtually any device, including smartphones, which supports common BYOD classroom setups.
Can ExamNow be tagged to learning objectives tracked in ExamSoft?
Yes. Questions can be tagged with the same categories used in the main ExamSoft platform, supporting insight tied to course learning objectives, accreditation standards, and cognitive frameworks such as Bloom’s Taxonomy.