Advantages of using Electronic Exams:
- Easy grading in Canvas (multiple choice questions are automatically graded, essay questions can be graded with Canvas Speedgrader, no submissions to instructor’s email)
- Grades appear automatically in the Canvas Gradebook
- Easy to give feedback to students
- Quiz Analysis provide insights for instructors
- Quizbanks and shuffling questions provide exam security
- Integrated timer
- Academic integrity tools are available (online proctoring with Proctorio and Lockdown Browser, plagiarism check with TurnitIn)
Electronic Exam in the Classroom
Exams can be taken in the classroom on students’ devices (laptops, Chromebooks). Checkout laptops can be provided on request.
- Proctorio: Use Considerations: Live classroom testing where only the lockdown features are required.
- Canvas: Use Proctorio with a Canvas Quiz: See low-stake settings for classroom exams.
It is recommended to have some prints of the exam available in case a student has no laptop, or the laptop is not charged. See below on how to print Canvas exams. Contact Silke Moeller, smoeller@umn.edu with questions you have.
Electronic Exams in Computer Lab - S121 Elliott Hall
S121 Elliott Hall is the Department of Psychology’s Computerized Assessment Center (PCAC) with 31 computer workstations. The room can be reserved by completing the S121 Reservation Form.
Be aware that S124 (connected to S121) has 15 workstations and can be booked separately.
Academic Integrity Tools
Proctorio
Proctorio is a flexible e-proctoring tool that can address the needs of faculty who have a pedagogical or accreditation need to administer secure online exams. It is a fully automated and scalable remote proctoring system that leverages machine learning and tracking facial movements to monitor students during online exams.
Resources:
- Bergmans, L., Bouali, N., Luttikhuis, M., & Rensink, A. (2021). On the Efficacy of Online Proctoring using Proctorio. Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Computer Supported Education. https://doi.org/10.5220/0010399602790290
- Provost information to “Cleveland lawsuit” (2022)
Respondus LockDown Browser
Respondus LockDown Browser is a custom browser that locks down your computer when taking a quiz. Canvas course site instructors manage Respondus LockDown settings from the LockDown Browser Dashboard in Course Navigation.
Turnitin
The Turnitin plugin and learning tool in Canvas supports tools for plagiarism prevention (Originality Checking), online grading and feedback to students (GradeMark), and peer review (PeerMark).
Moderate Online Exams & Setting Time limits
Due dates and access dates, additional time, and additional attempts for online exams can be granted on an individual basis: Canvas: Moderate a Student's Quiz.
Overview of how Canvas Quiz time limit, until date, and due date work.
Printing a Canvas Exam
- Classic Quizzes can be printed with the Chrome Extention “Canvas Print Quiz.”
- New Quizzes have a built-in print feature: How do I print a quiz in New Quizzes?
Canvas Exam Types: Classic Quizzes vs New Quizzes
Eventually, Canvas will retire Classic Quizzes. A transfer of Classic Quizzes including quiz banks to New Quizzes will be available when the time comes.
Creating Canvas Quiz by Importing Questions from CSV
Follow these directions: ADD QUIZ QUESTIONS TO CANVAS BY CONVERTING CSV FILES TO QTI ZIP FILES
| Christina Wiencke Associate Director of Curriculum & Instruction S257 EltH | 626-1732 choldvog@umn.edu |
Heidi Wolff Curriculum and Graduate Services Specialist S258 EltH | 624-5002 hwolff@umn.edu |
Silke Moeller Academic Technologist N211 EltH | 625-0644 smoeller@umn.edu |