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Akindi Exam Scanning and Scoring



Get Started with Akindi

To start using Akindi, log on to your Canvas account, open the course where you plan to add Akindi, and then click “Launch Akindi” and watch the brief introductory video.

Akindi – A Scantron Alternative

Akindi is a web-based assessment system that automates the creation and grading of multiple choice examinations. It is accessible through Canvas and it uses your departmental copy machine to scan and score bubble-forms. The use of Akindi is centrally funded.

Akindi allows you to:

  • Sync with your Canvas class roster to create personalized answer sheets
  • Paper and pencil (bubble sheet) option
    • Print your answer sheets on plain paper from any printer (4 cents a page instead of 27 cents for Scantron forms)
    • Sort multiple sections and test versions electronically after scanning rather than physically doing so beforehand
    • Scan the completed answer sheets on any document scanner
    • Upload a pdf of scanned forms or, if scanner has email capability, send the pdf directly to Akindi
  • Handle changes to the key, multiple correct answers, and differential item weighting online
  • Review student performance and item analysis results online
  • Sync the exam grades with your Canvas grade book and email students their grades
  • Akindi Online provides hybrid testing by allowing you to have some students write the assessment in-person, while others write online.

Get Help from Akindi

  • Training Videos: See Akindi’s Getting Started web page
  • Chat: Get direct help from Akindi by using the chat feature at the bottom right of their Getting Started page