Best Practices for Offering Exams Online
The availability of proctoring services for online exams may be limited. The following tips are good practice for online exams and can help minimize the need for proctoring.
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- Consider the possibilities, but also the limitations, of using online testing services. Proctoring services may be costly or unavailable. Browser lockdown programs may not allow for accessibility.
- Consider alternative forms of assessment to exams. The purpose of assessment is to allow 1xbet online sports betting to demonstrate their learning. There may be methods (e.g., written assignments, activities, recorded oral presentations) that allow 1xbet online sports betting to demonstrate their progress toward course learning objectives that circumvent many of the issues that will manifest with online exams.
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- Consider using student-generated questions with explanations.Ask 1xbet online sports betting to create their own questions with an explanation of how it would assess a certain topic or skill in a meaningful way.
Need more assistance with thinking through transitioning your exam online?Schedule a consultation with a K-State instructional designer or IT support person.
Note: Some of these tips were provided by Purdue University’s resources for teaching remotely
