Overview
This article describes research-based recommendations for designing, developing, and implementing assessments in online courses.
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Proctoring Options for Online Exams
Overview
Maintaining academic integrity in all UConn courses is important. Key concerns include:
- Authentication: Ensuring that the student enrolled in the course is the same individual completing the assessment.
- Cheating Deterrence and Detection: Ensuring that the assessment administration adheres to the faculty-prescribed rules.
To help faculty administer online exams securely and effectively, UConn provides several proctoring solutions varying in level of monitoring, automation, reporting, integration, and recommended use case.
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Overview
ProctorU is a service used to authenticate a user’s identity and provide live proctoring of online assessments. Test-takers use ProctorU’s Guardian Browser, which enhances exam security by preventing the user from accessing unauthorized resources and functions on their computer. ProctorU uses a multi-step process to establish a user’s identity: a live proctor sees the user via a webcam, takes the user’s photo, and checks the user’s ID. In addition to the authentication process, proctors ensure the integrity of the exam by using a webcam and screen-sharing technology to see the user and what they are doing during the exam session. This article is a guide for instructors implementing ProctorU in their course.
Continue readingWriting Effective Multiple Choice Questions
Overview
This article provides guidelines for constructing multiple choice assessment questions. While multiple choice questions can be used to measure a number of different learning outcomes, the validity of these assessments is greatly influenced by how well the questions are constructed. Use this guide to write multiple choice questions for both lower and higher level learning outcomes.
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