Run written assessments in a controlled environment

Let students write in the word processor they already know, in an environment you control. AI assistants and other unauthorized help stay out.

Trusted by institutions worldwide

"With Schoolyear, students can use bookkeeping software, visit the exam site, open and fill in an Excel file, and then write a report about it in Word. All in a secured session, without access to AI or outside resources."

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Harmen Frans Talstra
Advisor Educational Technology & IT

"The teachers are satisfied with the BYOD setup for their Moodle exams. Schoolyear saves us money in the sense that we do not have to have so many computer rooms anymore."

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Kicka Lindroos
IT Coordinator

"With Schoolyear, students can use a desktop application during an exam and we can make it AI-proof. This way, we can assess if students have the necessary knowledge themselves."

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Irene Blankers
Educational Advisor

"We had cases with our previous proctoring setup where we needed to look into whether we were dealing with a cheating case or not. The moment that you're conducting exams in Schoolyear, that is reduced heavily. This is saving us a lot of time."

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Vincent Meertens
Program Director BSc/MSc

"We can secure exams proactively instead of after the fact. This creates calm for students, clarity for teachers, and less hassle with the e-invigilators you no longer need."

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Lucas Vermeulen
Test Center Staff Member

"Schoolyear makes it possible to do skills assessments with the use of extra applications, like Rstudio, Excel and Matlab. Before, this was only possible with managed computers."

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Harald de Vries
Senior Consultant Learning Innovation

"We wanted to introduce safe and robust digital testing on campus. However, no combination of exam rooms had 800+ computers available at the same time. Schoolyear was the perfect and robust solution that we were looking for, as this allowed us to use the laptops of the students in regular exam rooms."

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Dennis den Ouden
Lecturer

"We sought a flexible solution for fraud prevention during exams on students' own laptops. Schoolyear allows us to use our educational spaces more flexibly and reduce the need for fixed PC rooms."

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Gerard Folkerts
Product Owner Digital Assessments

"Before the introduction of the Schoolyear, lots of eyes were needed to make sure students didn’t use search engines, chat apps, notes, or email."

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Derk Riesthuis
Project manager

Set the writing conditions for each assessment

Spell check and grammar suggestions are a choice, not a fixed rule. Turn them off when language accuracy is what you assess, choose the language packages students may use, and decide whether work is saved automatically.

Students cannot reach their own files

Students work in an environment isolated from their own device. Files can't be opened or saved locally, shared externally, or lost if the hardware fails.

Configure the environment your assessment requires

Give students access to the word processor, websites, files and even AI tools your writing assessment requires. Keep everything else out of reach.

Set the conditions for a fair assessment

Should AI be part of the assessment?

That depends on your learning outcomes. Block AI when students must answer questions on their own, or allow supervised AI when working with AI is part of the skill.

Two ways to approach AI

Block AI

To assess what students can do on their own

Allow supervised AI

To assess how students work with AI

Make room for different student needs

Turn on support tools like spellcheck, text-to-speech or a screen magnifier for the students who need them.

Examples of support tools

Spellcheck

For students with spelling difficulties, such as dyslexia

Text-to-speech

For students with reading difficulties

Screen magnifier

For students with low vision

Secure written assessments across disciplines

Subject area
Example assessments

Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

Critical essays, source analyses, literature reviews, policy briefs and qualitative research reports

Business and Economics

Business case analyses, market research reports, consultancy reports, economic policy analyses and strategic recommendations

Education

Lesson plans, teaching rationales, curriculum analyses, classroom observation reports and reflective practice assessments

Law

Legal memoranda, case notes, problem questions, case briefs and written legal arguments

Medicine and Health

Clinical case analyses, patient care plans, evidence reviews, reflective clinical accounts and public health reports

Engineering and Technology

Technical reports, design rationales, feasibility studies, requirements specifications and project documentation

Irene Blankers
Educational Advisor

"With Schoolyear, students can use a desktop application during an exam and we can make it AI-proof. This way, we can assess if students have the necessary knowledge themselves."

Harmen Frans Talstra
Advisor Educational Technology & IT

"With Schoolyear, students can use bookkeeping software, visit the exam site, open and fill in an Excel file, and then write a report about it in Word. All in a secured session, without access to AI or outside resources."

Harald de Vries
Senior Consultant Learning Innovation

"Schoolyear makes it possible to do skills assessments with the use of extra applications, like Rstudio, Excel and Matlab. Before, this was only possible with managed computers."