Find definitions of the main terms used in Examino below.
Exam
An assessment created on Examino, always paired with a subject. An exam and its subject are created together, in a single step: you can't have one without the other.
Subject
The content of the test paper associated with an exam (questions, grading scale, or assessed competencies). Created automatically at the same time as the exam.
Paper
A student's scanned paper (PDF or image), imported into Examino and then automatically split before being graded by the AI.
Grading scale
A numeric grading mode: each question has a number of points, aggregated into a total grade (for example, out of 20).
Competency-based assessment
A grading mode with no numeric grade: each assessed competency is placed at one of 4 proficiency levels.
Splitting
Automatic processing that separates a batch of scanned papers into individual papers by student, to be checked and corrected if needed before launching grading.
Reliability score
A percentage reflecting the AI's confidence in its transcription and grading of a paper, both overall and per question.
Reliability alert
An orange badge flagging a case to check: an illegible page, low transcription confidence, an uncertain grade or assessment, an outlier grade, or an inconsistency after a manual change to the grading scale.
Credit
The unit of consumption for AI grading: 1 credit is used per graded paper, regardless of the grading mode.
Plus plan
Examino's paid offering, including additional credits and PDF export without the Examino logo.
School account
A workspace shared among several teachers of the same school, with credits and plan pooled at the team level.