How Respondents Lockdown Browser Maintains Online Exam Integrity

🔒Respondents Lockdown Browser is a custom browser that locks down the testing environment, maintaining exam integrity.

🎥With monitoring, the student's webcam records their test-taking behavior, allowing instructors to review any flagged activities.

💻Students can take exams using Respondents Lockdown Browser in a comfortable environment, such as a campus computer lab or library.

🚀Online test proctoring with Respondents Lockdown Browser provides flexibility and convenience for students while ensuring exam integrity.

🔍Instructors have the ability to focus on individual students' behavior during online exams, enhancing exam monitoring.

How does Respondents Lockdown Browser prevent cheating?

—Respondents Lockdown Browser locks down the testing environment, preventing students from accessing other applications or screens. This ensures that they cannot cheat or access unauthorized materials.

How does monitoring work with Respondents Lockdown Browser?

—With monitoring, the student's webcam records their test-taking behavior. Any flagged activities, such as leaving the screen or another person entering the screen, are recorded and can be reviewed by instructors.

Are students comfortable with using Respondents Lockdown Browser?

—While some students may be anxious about using Respondents Lockdown Browser, instructors can ease their anxiety by explaining the benefits, such as the ability to take exams in a comfortable environment and at a convenient time.

Can instructors differentiate between normal behavior and cheating with Respondents Lockdown Browser?

—Instructors have the ability to review the recorded sessions and make judgment calls on any flagged activities. They can differentiate between normal behavior and potential cheating based on their expertise and familiarity with the students.

Does Respondents Lockdown Browser compromise student privacy?

—Respondents Lockdown Browser only records the immediate background of the student, ensuring their privacy. The recordings are only accessible to instructors, who use them to maintain exam integrity.

00:00Introduction of Dr. Tiffany Maldonado, a professor experienced in using Respondents Lockdown Browser for online exams.

02:00Description of Respondents Lockdown Browser as a custom browser that locks down the testing environment, preventing students from accessing other applications or screens.

03:30Explanation of the difference between Respondents Lockdown Browser and Respondents Lockdown Browser with monitoring, which uses the student's webcam to record their test-taking behavior for further review by instructors.

06:00Addressing concerns about trust and privacy with online test proctoring, emphasizing that online proctoring is similar to in-class proctoring and doesn't imply a lack of trust.

10:50Tips for instructors to ease student anxiety about online test proctoring, including providing practice exams, explaining the technology, and reassuring students about privacy and judgment-free monitoring.