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ExamLock is a University of Alberta application that instructors may
use to promote academic integrity during eClass exams. The tool is
available in IST managed computer labs and IS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD
ONTO STUDENT'S MAC OS X AND WINDOWS MACHINES BELOW...
ExamLock is a quiz integrity application developed by the IST eClass
team. The tool can be installed on Mac and Windows computers and
limits students to a quiz interface while an exam is being completed
and will block them from using a number of other app...
Embedded Answer questions (or CLOZE questions) are a way of designing
multiple choice, short answers and numerical answers that are inserted
within a passage of text. They are useful when you want to have a
single question have multiple sub-parts and when...
Although most question types will be graded automatically, some work
may need to be done to GRADE ESSAY QUESTIONS
[https://support.eclass.ualberta.ca/index.php?/Knowledgebase/Article/View/112/0/quizzes---grading-quizzes]
or repair issue with questions and...
For students who require special conditions for taking a quiz or
submitting an assignment, instructors can create a user or group
override that changes the settings only for those particular users.
Overrides can be useful in cases where students need a b...
This article outlines how instructors can set up exam accommodations
for students who are taking fully remote exams. Instructors should
also ensure they are familiar with the ACCOMMODATION GUIDELINES
PROVIDED BY THE ACADEMIC SUCCESS CENTRE
[https://www.ua...
This article outlines how instructors can use the EXAMLOCK MANAGER to
schedule secure exam sessions for students to complete quizzes.
Instructors will need to configure their quizzes first following the
instructions at Using ExamLock to Promote Quiz Int...
This article outlines how instructors can use ExamLock Manager to
manage existing secure exam sessions and review student activity
during quizzes. Instructors should follow the instructions for Using
ExamLock to Promote Quiz Integrity in eClass
[https://s...
This article lists the current known issues and technical problems in
ExamLock that are already under investigation or have been added to
our product backlog for repairs.
For instructor or student-specific troubleshooting articles, please
refer to either...
ExamLock is a University of Alberta application that instructors may
use to promote academic integrity during eClass exams. The tool is
available in IST managed computer labs but may also be used by
students on their own laptops.
THIS ARTICLE OVERVIEWS T...
All quiz question types (except for ‘Essay’) are graded
automatically by eClass after the student has submitted their quiz
attempt.
It is a recommended practice to review short answer questions in case
credit should be provided for acceptable but non-mat...
This article will cover common issues affecting ExamLock attempts and
their respective workarounds or resolutions.
RECOMMENDED FIRST STEP (ALWAYS TRY THIS FIRST):
* Advise students to relaunch the ExamLock application and re-enter
the same session co...
The installation file for the Respondus 4.0 quiz authoring tool is
available for faculty and can be downloaded for Windows from the
following url:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FdGvt_oUagwFGhXg9aUU2U5AblT3-m_s/view?usp=sharing
You will need to sign i...
This article describes how instructors can use the built-in quiz
statistics available for all selected-response-type questions
(multiple-choice, true/false, matching, etc.) in the eClass quiz tool.
These statistics are not available to review until after ...
For added security while administering remote exams, instructors can
use ExamLock in conjunction with Smart Exam Monitor (SEM). Smart Exam
Monitor records a student's webcam, screen, and audio while
automatically flagging potential academic misconduct; Ex...
Instructors can now add H5P interactive activities directly to their
eClass courses.
H5P ( ) activities are interactive learning objects based on a range
of open-source templates that can now be used as gradable activities
[https://support.eclass.ualber...
NEW IN JUNE 2023, instructors can create attempts for students within
the quiz activity. These attempts would reflect any random answer
ordering or question ordering _SPECIFIC TO THOSE STUDENTS_. Once
created, these attempts can be easily printed, giving ...
This article describes how instructors can use the ExamVis external
tool to provide students with feedback on their eClass exams. This
tool, developed as a part of a TLEF project headed by Dr. Okan Bulut
from the Faculty of Education, splits exam question...
This article outlines how instructors can set up individualized
versions of exams for specific students. This is most commonly
required if an instructor needs to facilitate an approved Exam Audio
(AF) accommodation and this article will describe that use ...
In addition to shuffling questions and multiple-choice
[https://support.eclass.ualberta.ca/index.php?/Knowledgebase/Article/View/360/45/security-features-for-delivering-eclass-quizzes]
choice orders as academic integrity mechanisms, instructors can
distri...
An instructor may need to adjust scores globally on a quiz by adding
or subtracting points or scaling the scores without having to enter
mass gradebook overrides to student scores.
eClass can do this by any combination of adjusting the 'OFFSET' and/or
'M...
An effective way of preventing students from accessing course material
during exams is disabling access to your course by changing the course
availability on eClass. You may want to preemptively notify your
students of the course closure as some students ...