Teaching Tips
Here are a few strategies to keep in mind to help improve academic integrity in online exams.
Communicate Integrity
Framing expectations in a positive light can help students feel a sense of responsibility. This could entail including an honor code statement in the instructions prior to entering the quiz, and also as a "question" which the student acknowledges when entering the exam.
Implement Limits
- Limit TIME in myLeo Online (D2L Brightspace) for the test-
- Test takers would have to really know the material well in order to do X number of questions in Y number of minutes.
- This is true even for open book exams.
- Limit- Availability
- Hours instead of several days
Consider Composition of Quiz
- Use Question Banks, pools, and question randomization
- Complexity of the questions should be periodically reviewed and adjusted
- Include open-ended questions and reasoning questions. These are much harder to cheat on than multiple choice. Including a few of these with higher point value can go a long way towards elevating the performance expectation on the student.
Other Resources to Improve Academic Integrity of Online Exams
Fourteen Simple Strategies to Reduce Cheating on Online Examinations
7 Ways to Assess Students Online and Minimize Cheating