Alternatives to Online Proctoring

1. Alternatives to Online
Proctoring
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2. Agenda
• Quiz Settings:
o Timing
o Limiting Quiz Navigation
o Controlling Quiz results
o Using Question Pools
• Open-Book Questions
• Alternative Quiz Question Types
• Alternatives to Quizzes

3. Quiz Timing

4. Timing
• Small testing windows help to prevent early finishers from
sharing test details.
• Use strict time windows to control when quizzes can be taken.
• Use a time limit to control how long a student attempt can last.

5. Number of Attempts
• For high-stakes testing allow only
1 attempt.

6. Limiting Quiz
Navigation

7. Navigation Method
• With Sequential Navigation students cannot go back to view
or change previous answers.
• This can be very stress-inducing.

8. Browser Security
• Enabling browser security opens the quiz in a screen-filling
pop-up that prevents copying.
• The quiz may not work on all browsers or devices.
• This does not provide the same protections as proctoring.

9. Controlling Quiz
Results

10. • The quiz Review Options allow the instructor to
control what information students can see after the
quiz is completed.
• Leave the default settings for everything except After
the Quiz is Closed.
Review Options

11. Review Options
*The Attempt: questions,
choices, and student
response (limits others*).
*Whether Correct: if
student response is right
or wrong
Marks: quiz grade
*Right Answer: correct
answer to all questions

12. Using Question Pools

13. Creating Question Pools
• Using question pools ensures
that no two students have
identical quizzes.
• This help to prevent sharing of
quiz details.
• In the Question Bank, write
question variations on each topic.
• Place similar questions in
a Category.

14. Adding Random Questions
• Within the quiz, click Edit Quiz.
• Click on Add and select a random question.
• Select the desired Category.

15. Further Quiz Randomization
• The questions in a quiz can also be shuffled to prevent
students from seeing questions in the same order.
• Check the Shuffle checkbox to randomize question order.

16. Open-Book
Questions

17. Consider writing questions that:
• Rely on students to apply instead of recall facts.
• Will not be evident in resources like textbook
and notes.
• Require students to reference textbook
resources.
• Cannot be found by quick internet search.
• Use case studies or sample situations for
students to evaluate.
Writing Application Questions

18. A “Define” Question:
A verb is a word used:
A. to describe an action
B. to define a person, place, or thing
C. to name an attribute of a noun
D. to modify an adjective
An “Apply” Question:
In which sentence is the underlined word a verb?
A. My angry cat aggressively yowled.
B. My angry cat aggressively yowled.
C. My angry cat aggressively yowled.
D. My angry cat aggressively yowled.
Writing Application Questions

19. Sample Case Study:
A dog-owner noticed that her pet had an enlarged liver
and shrunken muscles. If this were an osmotic problem,
which explanation would be most appropriate?
A. Hypokalemia.
B. Hypernatremia.
C. Hyerkalemia.
D. Hyperglycemia.
E. Hypoglycemia.
Source: http://capewest.ca/mc.html
Case Study Questions

20. Alternative Quiz
Question Types

21. Multiple Choice Questions
• Multiple Choice type is used most often yet has
limitations:
o Often test literacy skills instead of topic.
o Provide opportunity to guess.
o Students are limited to specific responses.
o The correct answer is recognized, not recalled.
o Requires instructor to carefully craft questions.

22. Essay Questions
• Essay questions allow students to enter typed
responses.
o Can be used to ask open-ended questions.
o Students can be asked to explain answers.
o Can assess higher orders of Bloom’s Taxonomy:
analyze, evaluate, and create.
o Must be graded by the instructor.

23. Other Question Types
• Short Answer: input one-word answers
• Matching: matches randomized answers to questions
• Calculated: random numbers in question
• Embedded Answers (Cloze): many short answer and
drop-down blanks in one question; http://goo.gl/zxRQmN
• Random Short Answer Matching
• Drag and Drop: students move items on screen

24. Alternatives to Quizzes

25. Assignment Activity
• Two Submission Types
o Online text
o File submissions
• Paperless management of student work
• Grading and feedback through Moodle
• Due dates automatically appear in the calendar
The Assignment activity provides a space into which
students can submit work for teachers to grade and
provide feedback.

26. Turnitin Activity
• The Turnitin activity provides a space into which
students can submit work for teachers to grade and
provide feedback with Originality checks.
• Reports plagiarism or repeat use of the same document.

27. Q and A Forum Activity
Q and A Forum: Teacher posts question and students
respond with possible answers.
• This forum type requires students to post once before
viewing other students' postings.
• They also must wait 30 minutes to view the posts of
others.

28. VoiceThread
Using VoiceThread, a students create a video or audio
file of themselves and share it with the instructor.
This can be useful in assessments:
• Instructor can verify student identity.
• Students can respond to assessment questions in
audio/visual format.
• Students can create presentations to
demonstrate learning.

29. Resources
Cluskey, G. R. et. al., Thwarting Online Exam Cheating without Proctoring:
https://gato-docs.its.txstate.edu/jcr:0bfb0d86-e1df-41f6-a78c-52249218dc9a
/Integrity+of+online+exams
Cornelius, S. But What if They Cheat? Giving Non-proctored Online Assessments:
https://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/online-education/cheat-giving-non-
proctored-online-assessments/
Proctored Exam Alternatives:
https://ovpi.uga.edu/teaching-and-learning-continuity/proctored-exam-alternatives/
Multiple Choice Tests: Why the Controversy?
https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/series/multiple-choice-tests/why-controversy
CLOZE Code Generator: http://goo.gl/zxRQmN

30. QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS
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