{"id":584,"date":"2021-02-23T15:46:03","date_gmt":"2021-02-23T13:46:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.qorrectassess.com\/?p=584"},"modified":"2025-05-18T09:40:57","modified_gmt":"2025-05-18T07:40:57","slug":"difference-between-online-exam-offline-exam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qorrectassess.com\/en\/blog\/difference-between-online-exam-offline-exam\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s the Difference between Online Exam and Offline Exam?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">What is the key difference between online exam and offline exam? Are <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/qorrectassess.com\/en\/blog\/6-answers-to-all-your-questions-on-computer-based-exams\/\">online exams<\/a><\/span> better than offline exams? Which one is faster in grading? And, it can be more confusing now to talk about paper-based exams in the same context. So \u201care offline exams and paper-based exams the same?\u201d If not, how are they both different than online exams? And which is better?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">These are some of the most relevant questions we consistently hear in today&#8217;s world of education&#8230; I<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">f you&#8217;re in the process of preparing your educational organization for exams and you feel a bit uncertain, we promise you&#8217;re not alone.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Taking a decision on the best examination option for your educational organization takes time and supported data. In this article, we will attempt to tackle all of your questions on online and offline exams so that you can pick the best fit for you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\r\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\r\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69df3b6a6057f\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69df3b6a6057f\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/qorrectassess.com\/en\/blog\/difference-between-online-exam-offline-exam\/#What_Is_the_Difference_between_Online_Exam_and_Offline_Exam\" >What Is the Difference between Online Exam and Offline Exam?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/qorrectassess.com\/en\/blog\/difference-between-online-exam-offline-exam\/#1_Offline_Exams\" >1. Offline Exams<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/qorrectassess.com\/en\/blog\/difference-between-online-exam-offline-exam\/#2_Online_Exams\" >2. Online Exams<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/qorrectassess.com\/en\/blog\/difference-between-online-exam-offline-exam\/#What_Are_the_Common_Points_between_Online_and_Offline_Exams\" >What Are the Common Points between Online and Offline Exams?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/qorrectassess.com\/en\/blog\/difference-between-online-exam-offline-exam\/#How_to_Create_an_Online_Exam\" >How to Create an Online Exam?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/qorrectassess.com\/en\/blog\/difference-between-online-exam-offline-exam\/#1_Identify_Your_Course_Objectives\" >1. Identify Your Course Objectives<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/qorrectassess.com\/en\/blog\/difference-between-online-exam-offline-exam\/#2_Optimize_Your_Questions_Bank\" >2. Optimize Your Questions Bank\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/qorrectassess.com\/en\/blog\/difference-between-online-exam-offline-exam\/#3_Select_the_Right_Exam_Delivery_Option_for_You\" >3. Select the Right Exam Delivery Option for You<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/qorrectassess.com\/en\/blog\/difference-between-online-exam-offline-exam\/#Is_Online_Exam_Better_Than_Offline\" >Is Online Exam Better Than Offline?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/qorrectassess.com\/en\/blog\/difference-between-online-exam-offline-exam\/#Advantages_and_Disadvantages_of_Online_Exams\" >Advantages and Disadvantages of Online Exams<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/qorrectassess.com\/en\/blog\/difference-between-online-exam-offline-exam\/#Advantages_and_Disadvantages_of_Offline_Exams_Paper-Based\" >Advantages and Disadvantages of Offline Exams (Paper-Based)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\r\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Is_the_Difference_between_Online_Exam_and_Offline_Exam\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>What Is the Difference between Online Exam and Offline Exam?<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Before we go into the difference between online and offline exams and explore the different types of them, let&#8217;s talk about the examination process. For a successful examination, we have to go through through the following 3 phases:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/qorrectassess.com\/en\/blog\/online-exams-software-5-reasons-to-use-it\/\">Exam creation<\/a><\/span>, in which an exam has to follow a set of principles<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Exam delivery, online or offline or paper-based<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Exam analysis, where we analyze the assessment results<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-589 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/qorrectassess.com\/en\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qorrectassess.com\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2.png 800w, https:\/\/qorrectassess.com\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/qorrectassess.com\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/qorrectassess.com\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2-660x330.png 660w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Image: difference between online exam and offline exam<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Now if we do look into computer-based exams, meaning exams that are formed and graded using a computer system, we&#8217;ll find that there are a lot of types of exams: offline computer-based exams, online exams, and paper-based exams.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The biggest difference between online exam and offline exam and paper-based exam is in the second phase: the exam delivery, as seen in the image below. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> Exams can be delivered either using a computer, laptop, mobile, and tablet or printed papers (find out how Qorrect assessment system can do both online and offline exams on our <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC7K1-xSV1rF90GJ6PBOnFVQ?sub_confirmation=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Youtube channel\u00a0now<\/a><\/span>!).<\/span><\/p>\n<span class='mb-center maxbutton-1-center'><span class='maxbutton-1-container mb-container'><a class=\"maxbutton-1 maxbutton maxbutton-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3oUDCKy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class='mb-text'>Join Us Now!<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Educational institutions have different options they can choose from, with the examination systems technology offers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> Even if a college, for example, still prefers using paper-based exams, they could set the examination halls for students, schedule the suitable dates, generate the exam through the examination system, then print it in papers for students to answer in, and then scan the papers and enter the answered papers back into the assessment system so that it can grade at once, generate reports on students results..<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Offline_Exams\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>1. Offline Exams<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Some may assume that an offline exam means that the assessment is done only by pen and paper. And that\u2019s not wrong at all. However, offline exams don\u2019t have to be only paper-based. They can still be done in a computer lab, for example, where there is no Internet access, but there is a local network available.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">But still, what is the definition of offline exams? An offline exam means an exam that can either be administered paper-based or offline using examination software systems, like Qorrect, in which the test is run within an examination facility with computers only locally connected, for example.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Needless to say that many organization now tend to stay away from the former type, due to the many disadvantages it has.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0The second type is carried out by agreement between the educational organization and the exam delivery portal providers beforehand.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Weighing the advantages and disadvantages of offline exam against any other online exams system, you might consider choosing offline exams over online exams. The most common though is having an unstable Internet connection in the examination facility. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">A not so reliable online exams platform might cause delay during the exams if there is bad Wi-Fi. In some cases, many students even complained that the answers they\u2019ve added to the system before a Wi-Fi disconnection were lost once the Internet was back (see we can resolve this issue using <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/qorrectassess.com\/en\/blog\/online-exams-software-5-reasons-to-use-it\/\">Qorrect examination portal<\/a><\/span>).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Online_Exams\"><\/span><strong>2. Online Exams<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">There is a lot of misinformation on the way online exams are conducted. A large percentage believes that as long as exams are not proctored by someone who stands right in front of students, watching every move and whisper, it&#8217;s easy to cheat.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-590 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/qorrectassess.com\/en\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qorrectassess.com\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/3.png 650w, https:\/\/qorrectassess.com\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/3-300x150.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">This is now far from the truth. In fact, today&#8217;s technology gives you the means to proctor students more closely. Instead of being distracted by a not-so small number of <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/qorrectassess.com\/en\/blog\/the-best-teaching-skills-secrets-secrets-for-a-better-lecture\/\">students in a classroom<\/a><\/span>, you can employ the right software that lets you spend your time in the right place.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">A powerful online exams or e-testing system is 100% secure. It runs with a safe exam browser that locks examiners\u2019 screens to show only the exam on the operating system used. This makes the exam cheat-proof. \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Since we\u2019ve already established that the biggest difference between online exam and offline exam is in the delivery phase, let\u2019s discuss the other phases the <a href=\"https:\/\/qorrectassess.com\/en\/blog\/purpose-of-online-examination-system\/\">online examination<\/a> process goes through.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Exams were first designed many years ago to assess students\u2019 understanding in relation to the learning objectives of their lessons. Therefore, building an online exams assessment software means focusing on the targeted learning objectives.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Now, a lot of attention in the educational world is given to this point. In fact, if you <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/qorrectassess.com\/en\/assessment-system-free-trial?utm_source=skoleraarblog&amp;utm_medium=keydifferencebetonlineofflineeaxms\">scheduled your Free demo<\/a><\/span> from Qorrect, you\u2019ll find that the examination process is built of 5 parts, the first one depending on learning objectives.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Are_the_Common_Points_between_Online_and_Offline_Exams\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>What Are the Common Points between Online and Offline Exams?<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Now let&#8217;s talk about what&#8217;s common between online and offline exams. First, both types of exams, in Qorrect assessment system, are based on the balanced, learning objectives set by the lecturer to begin with. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Second, once you choose to create the exam, whether you choose it to be online and offline exams, the examination software comprehensive data analysis of the questions or exam items, e.g., their difficulty level, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">What&#8217;s more, the system&#8217;s items bank sets an automatic expiration period for each question, recording all the data related to it. This way, you get a <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/qorrectassess.com\/en\/blog\/proctored-exams-how-to-do-remote-proctoring\/\">report<\/a> <\/span>of every time a question was used in a test, avoiding repetitive questions every year. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The software also allows you shuffle questions and answers, set different forms for the same exam, check captured handwriting images, and go through results and performance reports.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Create_an_Online_Exam\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>How to Create an Online Exam?<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Identify_Your_Course_Objectives\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">1. Identify Your Course Objectives<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">You can add the learning objective and cognitive levels that you connect later on with your questions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">You can specify the criteria of the exam paper, e.g., number of questions.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Optimize_Your_Questions_Bank\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">2. Optimize Your Questions Bank\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">You add all types of questions, including audio, video, and essay questions, based on specific keywords related to the cognitive levels and learning objectives, building your questions bank as you go.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">You are able to get psychometric analysis of each <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/qorrectassess.com\/en\/blog\/can-computer-based-assessment-grade-essay-questions\/\">question<\/a><\/span>. For example, the discrimination characteristic of questions will be able to tell you whether it can identify A students from others who need more help.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Select_the_Right_Exam_Delivery_Option_for_You\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">3. Select the Right Exam Delivery Option for You<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Creating exams manually:<\/strong> in the type of exam creation, you select the questions you see best fit your exam based on the different cognitive levels, lessons, and learning objective of each one.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Creating exams semi-manually:<\/strong> in this type, you choose all the needed criteria and the exams.. lecturers sometimes prefer this one since it spells equality and fairness for all students. As the percentage of human error here is almost zero!<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Creating exams automatically:<\/strong> this is the last type and it depends on the blue-print criteria you add in the course management. You only have to specify what type of assessment you need, and the exam is created automatically.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<span class='mb-center maxbutton-1-center'><span class='maxbutton-1-container mb-container'><a class=\"maxbutton-1 maxbutton maxbutton-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3gMuzai\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class='mb-text'>Request Your FREE Demo Now!<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_Online_Exam_Better_Than_Offline\"><\/span><strong>Is Online Exam Better Than Offline?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Your students, Z generation and millennial, are already accustomed to computers. It\u2019s a big part of their lives. They\u2019re familiar with it more than pens and papers. Their fingers move over keyboards much faster than with a pen. However, online exams might not be something they are used to now.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">That\u2019s why you may find a large number of students who consider <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/qorrectassess.com\/en\/blog\/summative-assessment-overview-and-best-tech\/\">online exams<\/a><\/span> interesting and engaging. But are they are better than offline exams or not? L<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">et&#8217;s go through paper-based vs computer-based exams and see!<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Advantages_and_Disadvantages_of_Online_Exams\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Advantages and Disadvantages of Online Exams<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> First, online exams offer you the chance to open admission for international schools from any place in the world with no problem at all. A school or college with online examination system will have the capabilities now to widen its student-base.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Online exams are flexible in both time and place. You can allow students to pick the time slots that suit them the most in order to take the test. Moreover, any answers students enter in online exams are automatically saved, while allowing them to edit or delete anything if they change their mind.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Not all students have excellent internet connection; therefore, some colleges have started supporting their students with the means to improve their Internet connections, while some governments began strengthening their infrastructure so that once the examination period is set, governmental colleges won&#8217;t have to postpone exams due to COIVD-19.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">I<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">n an online exam, scheduling exams is the easiest thing. Since the exam is already on one system that connects you to your students, thousands of students taking their exams at the same day and time on the system won&#8217;t be a problem.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Advantages_and_Disadvantages_of_Offline_Exams_Paper-Based\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Advantages and Disadvantages of Offline Exams (<\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Paper-Based)<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">In an offline exam, your students will have to go to your facility&#8217;s exams hall in order to take their exams. This is rather\u00a0 inconvenient, in 2021, with COVID-19 not slowing down.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Students get too worried of erasing anything on paper, especially in a bubble-sheet exam, since their answers might not be erased completely and it takes too long to erase any bubbles they&#8217;ve made since they&#8217;re instructed to darken them to much for the scanner to detect.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Dates of paper-based exams are set by the school administration or the college administration and they are not changed unless there&#8217;s an emergency.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">It&#8217;s rather easy to cheat or leak exams.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">There are many complaints about the lack of exams objectivity; an entire exam may depend on only one part of the curriculum, which is not fair; it is necessary to highlight each part in order to create a balanced test.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Test results are sometimes delayed in traditional exams.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Their financial cost is high.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">They require a lot of attention from the college administration and management.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Interactive questions such as video are not available in paper-based exams.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The difficulty of accurately monitoring and acquiring data on the quality of the questions, entire tests, and results.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The examination process is long and cumbersome for all parties in the education system.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Some schools choose to schedule the same test at different times for each group of students in order to reduce attendance at the test hall and reduce traffic, to avoid any health problems during the spread of COVID-19.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Online exams systems are part of a greater purpose, education&#8230; Edtech is nothing new to the world of education. It&#8217;s been there for years now. And its tools are far from perfect. However, they&#8217;ve proven to be something we can rely on now and they&#8217;re here to stay! <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>I<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>f you haven\u2019t reserved a FREE Demo for Qorrect online system yet,<\/strong> <strong>you&#8217;re missing out on a lot! <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/qorrectassess.com\/en\/assessment-system-free-trial?utm_source=skoleraarblog&amp;utm_medium=keydifferencebetonlineofflineeaxms\">Register now for free<\/a><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/qorrectassess.com\/en\/assessment-system-free-trial?utm_source=skoleraarblog&amp;utm_medium=keydifferencebetonlineofflineeaxms\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">.<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<span class='mb-center maxbutton-1-center'><span class='maxbutton-1-container mb-container'><a class=\"maxbutton-1 maxbutton maxbutton-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3gQY1M8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class='mb-text'>Request FREE Online Assessments System Demo<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S2405883116300296\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Analysis of unfair means cases in computer-based examination systems<\/a><\/span>.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/chandigarh\/chandigarh-over-50-exams-will-be-held-online\/articleshow\/81087017.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/chandigarh\/chandigarh-over-50-exams-will-be-held-online\/articleshow\/81087017.cms<\/a><\/span>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.worldbank.org\/education\/moving-high-stakes-exams-online-five-points-consider\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">https:\/\/blogs.worldbank.org\/education\/moving-high-stakes-exams-online-five-points-consider<\/span><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is the key difference between online exam and offline exam? 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