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title: Timed Assessments
description: Please read on if you are interested in learning more about how to utilize timed assessments with your own exams.
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# Timed Assessments

**Date:** {ts '2010-03-20 17:05:56'}

**Author:** David Brannan

**Categories:** features

Please read on if you are interested in learning more about how to utilize timed assessments with your own exams.

[The problem with classroom exams](http://youtu.be/p5KXGez9Pi4).

Please read on if you are interested in learning more about how to utilize timed assessments with your own exams.

To setup timed assessments:

- Log-in as teacher administrator > exams section.
- Select an existing exam or create a new exam.
- Select the new timers tab.
- Select how much time you'd like students to have to complete the exam.
What students will experience:

- When a student launches an assessment the timer begins.
- In the top right corner a timer appears in green, and counts down by the minute.
- The timer will slowly fade from green, to orange, and then red as a visual indicator as time runs out.
- When the time has expired the exam will grade automatically.
Additional notes:

- If a student logs out of an exam the timer will continue to count down.
- A test administrator may allow retakes of timed assessments.
- If no time is specified under administrator for that exam, the assessment will not be timed.
- Timers work for both private and public exams
As always, we've tested our code as best we could but if you notice any anomalies, please be sure to [send](mailto:support@examprofessor.com) them our way.

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