How to Enable Proctoring to Monitor Quiz Takers
ProProfs Quiz Maker provides proctoring to supervise quizzes. You can enable proctoring to capture screenshots at regular intervals while a quiz taker is taking your quiz. The idea is to monitor the activities during the complete duration of a particular quiz.
Here’s an example of a quiz with proctoring enabled.
Learner’s View
Instructors can view these screenshots in the Quiz Report.
Proctoring enables you to:
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Capture screenshots of the quiz takers’ screens at regular intervals
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Review quiz sessions and check for any suspicious activity in the captured log
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Ensure fair practices and reliability in quiz-taking
In this article, you’ll learn:
2. How to Access Captured Screenshots
How to Enable Proctoring
Step 1: Go to quiz settings on your ProProfs Quiz Maker dashboard.
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Step 2: Under the General tab, set a time limit for the quiz.
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Step 3: Switch to the Security tab and navigate to Proctoring. Switch it to Yes and select the duration between screenshots from the drop-down.
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Step 4: Save your changes.
Here’s what a proctored quiz will look like to learners.
After the quiz taker clicks Start, they will see the following permission screen. Now, they will click Start Screen Capture to allow screen sharing from the overlay.
In the overlay, learners must select "Entire Screen" to share.
The quiz taker will encounter the following error screen if they:
1) Choose the Window or Chrome Tab option.
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Click Refresh Test to retry.
2) Cancel the sharing
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Click Refresh Browser to retry.
Once the quiz taker selects the correct mode, the quiz will start.
How to Access Captured Screenshots
Step 1: Open the quiz report from the dashboard.
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Step 2: View a learner’s report by clicking the preview icon.
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Step 3: Scroll down to the bottom of the report to access the Proctoring Log. You can see the total screen grabs with the timestamp. Click to open a magnified view.
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That is all about proctored quizzes in ProProfs Quiz Maker.