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Spoken assessments

Oral exams your students take on their own time

Write the questions as usual. Magister reads them aloud, students record their answers on their own computer, and you listen, read the transcript and grade whenever you have time.

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WHY

Why teachers move oral exams online

No appointments

Students record whenever the exam is open. You listen when you have time, not in twenty back-to-back calls.

Same exam for everyone

Every student hears the questions you set up, gets the same thinking time and the same speaking limit.

Nothing gets lost

Recording and transcript stay attached to the attempt. Go back to the recording when you grade, and again if a student asks why.

CONFIGURE AND GRADE

Set it up once, grade at your own pace

EXAM SETTINGS

You set the timing and what students see

Preparation time, speaking limit, and whether the question text is shown on the screen. The same settings apply to every student, so the exam is fair. Students record on a desktop or laptop computer with a microphone.

  • Thinking time and speaking limit per question

  • Show the question text, or audio only for listening comprehension

  • Start date and deadline for the exam window

  • Assign to specific students or whole groups

GRADING

Recording and transcript, side by side

Grading a spoken answer usually means listening twice. With the transcript next to the player you skim for the key points, jump to the moment that matters, and score the whole class consistently.

  • Play, pause and re-listen per question

  • Transcript on request, for when reading beats listening

  • Grade and written feedback per answer

WHO USES IT

Language classes, viva prep, presentation practice

Anywhere the answer matters more than the spelling: speaking practice in language lessons, rehearsing a thesis defence, a spoken alternative for students who do better talking than writing, or a quick spoken recap after class.

  • Speaking practice and pronunciation checks, if needed

  • Oral revision before an in-person exam

  • Accessible alternative to a written assessment

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