Overview
How EXAMIND approaches assessment and academic integrity.
EXAMIND is built on a simple thesis: every assessment should be fully auto-graded, give students meaningful feedback, and stand up to modern academic-integrity threats — whether the work is quantitative (calculations, journal entries, Excel models) or qualitative (essays, case studies, memos).
What makes a good assessment
We believe every assessment should aim for:
High student satisfaction (NPS 50+).
An inclusive, accessible experience (WCAG 2.1 Level AA).
A healthy distribution of scores (≈70% class average, ~10% standard deviation).*
A design in tune with the modern world — incorporating AI rather than only restricting it.
*Exceptions occur — for example, bimodal distributions in subjects like Organic Chemistry.
How we approach academic integrity
Our goal is to prevent cheating — or make it not worth attempting — before relying on catching it after the fact. Gathering evidence of misconduct is a fallback, not the first line of defense.
We also believe protection should be proportionate to the stakes and as invisible as possible to honest students. Good integrity measures shouldn't add anxiety or surveillance for the students doing the right thing.
Where assessment design is decisive. EXAMIND's dynamic question engine gives every student a unique variant, which makes shared, leaked, and copied answers worthless — neutralizing a whole family of cheating (answer-sharing, copying, and leaked content) at its root.
Where design needs help. Design alone doesn't stop every threat. AI-assisted cheating, contract cheating, and the use of a second device call for complementary layers — most importantly online proctoring for remote, high-stakes exams. Honest integrity today is design plus the right controls, not design alone.
Two topics go deeper:
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