A practice test will give your students the opportunity to install and use the Respondus LockDown browser, see how the process works, test their equipment (e.g., webcam), network connection, etc. The Provost’s Office has specifically requested that you give a practice test, e.g., a low-stakes test that your students are required to take.
For Windows /PC to install, update, and run LockDown Browser.Students must be able to log into their machines as an administrator:.Students must have a supported operating system.
Note: as of, your students must have two devices to support Multi-Factor Authentication, e.g., a registered cell phone or access to separate computer to be able to receive the log in authorization code while the desktop on their primary device is locked by Respondus LockDown Browser. Note: The URL is included on the student page, which we recommend you add to your course: Using Respondus LockDown Browser. For computers, the link is institution-specific.
If desired, you can also can view the data contributing to the result on a video timeline, such as flagged events and key milestones. When you review exams, you will see proctoring results ranked according to the risk that exam violations have occurred, providing meaningful results that help you know whether an exam session warrants deeper scrutiny. Finally, the student's interaction with the exam instrument itself is woven into the analysis, including question-by-question comparisons with other students who took the same exam. The system also uses data from the computing device (keyboard activity, mouse movements, hardware changes, etc.) to identify patterns and anomalies associated with cheating. When exams have ‘Require Respondus Monitor for this exam’ enabled, the recorded sessions are machine-analyzed for facial detection, motion, and lighting to analyze the student and examination environment. A "startup sequence" guides them through the requirements you have selected, such as showing identification or making a short video of the exam environment. Depending on the settings you select, students may be required to use a webcam to record themselves during an exam. They then authenticate, navigate to their course and to the exam as normal, and begin. When students launch Respondus LockDown Browser to take an exam, they are presented with the UNM Learn login page. Monitor is a video monitoring tool which uses the student’s webcam and microphone to record their actions and environment during an exam, test or quiz.
LockDown Browser is a custom browser that students install on their own computers that locks down the testing environment within UNM Learn (see compatibility details below). Respondus LockDown Browser & Respondus Monitor are virtual exam integrity tools available for tests given in UNM Learn (provided at no additional charge for students or faculty).
There are known issues with older versions of LockDown Browser, so be sure students update to the latest version.