Moodle in digital on-site examinations
Digital examinations in specific venues are implemented either as open- or closed-book examinations. In a closed-book examination, students may not utilise online materials other than those allowed, such a dictionary, their own files or word processing software when answering the examination questions; in other words, the students have been prevented access outside the Moodle area. This is achieved with the Safe Exam Browser (SEB) software, which the students download to their computers before the examination. Students launch Safe Exam Browser from Moodle before the examination begins. Safe Exam Browser limits the device's access only to Moodle and possible allowed materials. In an open-book examination, the students may utilise online materials or their own files either freely or with restrictions.
If Safe Exam Browser is used in an examination in general examination, exam services will instruct the students on how to download, test and use the program. Instructions for downloading SEB are available on the Instructions for Students website. Exam services will help the teacher to check the Safe Exam Browsers setting if it`s necessary.
Students must have at their disposal a device with which they can complete the examination. It is each student’s responsibility to download on their device, well in advance of the examination session, any software required to complete the examination. Students must also test the functioning of the software before the examination begins.
The organiser of the general examination must keep a reserve of devices and other equipment required during the examination session in case the devices or other equipment at the students’ disposal do not function.
The examination can be done with the quiz or assingment activity module
If you are organising a digital on-site examination yourself, you can choose to create the exam in Moodle either as a quiz or an assignment. If Safe Exam Browser is used, the exam has to be created using the quiz activity module. For more help see Contact and support information .Learn more about Safe Exam Browser (SEB) via the Moodle course (will be updated) : SEB-tentit/SEB exams 2023
The quiz activity module allows the teacher to design and build quizzes consisting of a large variety of question types, some of which are calculated. In addition, you can use essay questions, which must be manually graded.
In general examinations using the quiz activity module is recommended, or required if Safe Exam Browser is used. Exam services will review exam settings such as Safe Exam Browser settings (if SEB is used). Exam services will bring devices that the students can use in case the devices or other equipment at the students’ disposal do not function. In addition, exam services are responsible for take care of general examinations individual arrangements.
Remote examinations in Moodle
Exams held in Moodle are normally home/open book exams that students can take anywhere using their own computer, with course literature and the internet freely at their disposal. The exam can be, for example an essay exam/a writing task, a multiple choice exam that Moodle evaluates automatically or an exam with different types of questions. Moodle can be used for submitting different types of files, so the task/exam assigned to the student can also require them to, for instance, submit a video they have created.
More information: Data protection instructions for monitoring remote exams
Support for creating exams in Moodle