{"id":998,"date":"2026-02-12T15:33:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T20:33:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/it.rutgers.edu\/remote-instruction\/?page_id=998"},"modified":"2026-06-05T10:46:45","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T15:46:45","slug":"guide-to-remote-exams-and-assessments","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/it.rutgers.edu\/remote-instruction\/guide-to-remote-exams-and-assessments\/","title":{"rendered":"Guide to remote exams and assessments"},"content":{"rendered":"    <section class=\"cc--component-container cc--hero-basic  hero-basic color-light-gray\">\n\n<div class=\"c--component c--hero-basic\">\n        \n<div class=\"outer-wrapper\">\n    <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n        <div class=\"text-container\">\n            <div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"f--field f--page-title \"><h1>Guide to remote exams and assessments<\/h1>\n\n<\/div><!-- f--field f--page-title -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"f--field f--text \"><\/div><!-- f--field f--text -->\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div><!-- c--component c--hero-basic -->\n\n    <\/section><!-- cc--component-container cc--section -->\n\n\n    <section class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text  rich-text\">\n\n<div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\">\n        <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n    \n    <div class=\"f--field f--rich-text \"><p>Before planning an exam with these tools, instructors should consider whether a proctored exam is the best option.<\/p>\n<p>Proctored remote exams have several drawbacks, including the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Remotely proctored exams may be more stressful than in-person proctored exams, which can negatively impact student performance.<\/li>\n<li>They require substantial planning and setup on the part of the instructor and the student.<\/li>\n<li>Proctoring systems can generate \u201cfalse positive\u201d flags that must be reviewed by an instructor after the exam.<\/li>\n<li>Not all students have access to the appropriate technology (computer, high-speed internet and a webcam) to use proctoring services; instructors will have to make accommodations for such students. Please keep in mind that Chromebooks are not currently supported for remotely proctored exams.<\/li>\n<li>The technical infrastructure of proctoring services has not been utilized at this scale until now. Planning must include what to do if the proctoring service experiences an outage during the exam.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For these reasons, we recommend using <a href=\"\/remote-instruction\/alternatives-to-proctored-exams\/\">alternatives to timed, proctored exams<\/a> wherever possible.\u00a0<em>Large courses reliant on in-person exams should consider open-book exams or frequent low-stakes assessments as alternative assessment strategies that are relatively easy to grade.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you still determine that a traditional timed, proctored exam is the best assessment for your course, tools are available in\u00a0 Canvas.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Online proctoring and assessment tools<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>When using an online proctoring tool, students will be required to have access to a computer, high-speed internet, and a webcam with a microphone. Students should follow the\u00a0<a href=\"\/etiquette-and-best-practices-for-web-conferencing\/\">University guidance concerning web conferencing<\/a>\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and local campus, school, and department guidelines for remote learning. <\/span>Prior to recording, students should notify anyone that may appear in the recording (including any residents where the recording is taking place) that the student is recording a video, in order to ensure that any recordings do not violate others\u2019 privacy.<\/p>\n<p>The following tools are available in Canvas:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Quizzes: The quiz tool within Canvas is used to create and administer online quizzes and surveys. Quizzes can also be used to conduct and moderate exams and assessments, both graded and ungraded.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/community.instructure.com\/en\/kb\/articles\/660997-how-do-i-create-a-quiz-with-individual-questions\">Canvas Guide on Quizzing<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Respondus Lockdown Browser &amp; Monitor: Respondus offers two products to increase the integrity of online exams.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/canvas.rutgers.edu\/external-apps\/rldbandmonitor\/\">Respondus LockDown Browser &amp; Monitor: Getting Started for Instructors<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><!-- f--field f--rich-text -->\n\n    <\/div>\n    <style>\n        .cc--rich-text .c--rich-text:has(.inner-wrapper) {\n            padding: 0 !important;\n        }\n\n        .cc--rich-text .c--rich-text .inner-wrapper {\n            padding-right: 8%;\n            padding-left: 8%;\n        }\n\n        @media screen and (min-width: 768px) {\n            .cc--rich-text .c--rich-text .inner-wrapper {\n                padding-right: 12%;\n                padding-left: 12%;\n            }\n        }\n\n        @media screen and (min-width: 1024px) {\n            .cc--rich-text .c--rich-text .inner-wrapper {\n                padding-right: 10%;\n                padding-left: 10%;\n            }\n        }\n    <\/style>\n<\/div><!-- c--component c--rich-text -->\n\n    <\/section><!-- cc--component-container cc--section -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":992,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"page-category":[],"class_list":["post-998","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - 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