Midterms & Final Exams

Exams are used as high-stakes summative assessments. There are a number of strategies and tools that are used for exams.

Canvas Exam Integrity Measures

Randomization: Randomizing the order of questions can prevent students from collaborating
Single Question Display: Displaying questions one at a time can discourage students from taking screenshots, downloading, and printing extire exams for sharing elsewhere
Question Banks: The use of question bank groupings can prevent students from collaborating during an exam as Canvas selects individualized questions for each student
Timer: Timed exams can ensure that students have enough time to recall responses, but enough time to look up answers or collaborate with each other
Exam Design: Various exam designs can help prevent academic integrity issues in individual circumstances
Question Types: Create the exam with question types designed for integrity. Instructors should be familiar with what kind of question types are available Review the question types and how to answer them.

Integrity Pledge

Learning Services will copy an Integrity Pledge into a course several days before the actual exam date (if not earlier). There is also a Tech Check course available for students to self-enroll. This tech check course is intended to:

Familiarize students with the “exam experience”
Help students identify any technical issues that may arise during their actual exam
Ask students to agree to the following integrity pledge:

Learning Services also adds a sherter integrity pledge to the beginning of each exam:

Instructors can use this Canvas announcement template to encourage students to self-enroll in the tech check course prior to the exam