Take-Home-Exams

The Alternative Digital Examination Method to In-Person Exams

Here you will find all the information about the implementation of Take-Home Exams (THE) at the University of Hamburg.

Take-Home Exams are "individual and written or electronically interactive examination performances (e.g., multiple-choice), conducted at a freely chosen location without supervision. This examination format is suitable for implementation in digital examination environments and particularly for open, complex tasks. It can be used both formatively and summatively" (Witt/Bartke 2022).

The examination method Take-Home Exam is permissible if it is enshrined in the applicable examination regulations or subject-specific provisions.

The Faculty of Law provides information about examination practices with Take-Home Exams on separate pages.