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Best Practices for

Online Quizzes & Exams

  • How to Design a Quiz or Survey (10)
  • Accessibility & Moderating Quizzes (10)
  • Respondus for Rapid Test Creation (5)
  • Test Integrity (10-15)
  • Q&A (20)

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YOUR SUPPORT TEAM

Justina Brown

Instructional Designer

Center for Instructional Innovation and Assessment�ATUS

Andrew Blick

Instructional Designer

Outreach & Continuing Education

Curt Pavia

Learning Technologist

Western Libraries

Kevin Dixey

Instructional Designer

Teaching, Learning & Tech.

ATUS

Chris Powell

Canvas Admin

ATUS

Lauren Nicandri

Educational Technologist

Outreach & Continuing Education

Justina Brown

Instructional Designer

Center for Instructional Innovation and Assessment�ATUS

Andrew Blick

Instructional Designer

Outreach & Continuing Education

Curt Pavia

Learning Technologist

Western Libraries

Kevin Dixey

Instructional Designer

Teaching, Learning & Tech.

ATUS

Chris Powell

Canvas Admin

ATUS

Lauren Nicandri

Educational Technologist

Outreach & Continuing Education

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DESIGNING QUIZZES

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Designing Quizzes

  • Quizzes Tool can create:
    • Surveys - graded or not
    • Quizzes/Exams - graded or not�
  • Question Types�
  • Sum of Question Points = Quiz Value
    • Point values are tied to questions
      • Surveys are not (total value only)
    • No optional questions
    • No extra credit

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Grading Quizzes

  • Fudge Points
    • Applies to entire quiz�
  • Regrading Options
    • multiple choice
    • true/false
    • multiple answers

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ACCESSIBILITY & MODERATING QUIZZES

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Accessibility

  • Students who receive accommodations for onsite testing must receive equivalent accommodations �for online testing.
  • Canvas allows for moderating quizzes:
    • Can extend for individuals or everyone.
    • Can extend time.
    • Can extend attempts.

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See also:

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RESPONDUS�for Rapid Test Creation

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Respondus for Rapid Test Creation

  • What is it?
    • Tool for converting Word to Canvas Quiz
    • Word or Text file only
    • Must be formatted properly (see guide)
      • True/false & multiple choice only
      • * to indicate correct answer
      • No “multiple” or “shuffle”
    • Converted file can be put into Canvas �as a quiz or a question bank
  • How to request it?
    • Request via CanvasHelp@wwu.edu

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TEST INTEGRITY

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Test Integrity - Canvas Settings

  • Options in Canvas
    • Some measures to control the testing environment.
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Test Integrity - Canvas Settings

  • Differentiated Assignment Settings
    • Fine-grained control access to quiz by date, time, students, groups, sections�
  • Restrictions in Canvas
    • Most useful for lab-based quizzes

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Test Integrity - Canvas Tools

  • Question Banks
    • Randomize questions
      • Different order for each student
    • Multiple question banks
      • Can pull subsets of questions into a quiz
    • Shareable and importable

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Test Integrity - Online Proctoring

  • HonorLock now in testing!

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Test Integrity - Conceptual

  • Think differently about online assessments.
    • Make them a learning experience.
    • Write fewer more difficult questions and expect students to use their text or other resources.
    • Aim for questions focusing on cognitive processes: understanding, applying, analyzing, and evaluating
    • Don’t use your same in-person exam.
  • Create a sense of presence.
    • Schedule a synchronous exam and a Zoom session at the same time to field questions.
      • Ask that they turn on their webcams?
  • Ask them not to cheat. Hey, it’s worth a shot!
    • Make your first question an “honor pledge.”

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Q & A

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Get Help

CanvasHelp@wwu.edu�������https://atus.wwu.edu/kb/keep-teaching-checklist-temporary-remote-teaching

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