Secure Assessment in LEARN

Creating Secure Quizzes

There is no way to make a quiz 100% secure.

Before creating a quiz, look at the objectives that need to be met and see if they can be assessed in a different way. Could this be an assignment instead of a quiz?

Explore other kinds of online assessments such as group projects, reflective writing, written or photo essays, research reports, critiques, simulations, scenarios or case studies, presentations, demonstrations, and ePortfolios. These are often more effective tools for assessment and learning than quizzes or exams.

• Alternative Assessments and Best Practices

Randomization and Question Pools

If a quiz is the best way to do an assessment, you can reduce the impact of a student passing questions to a future student by using a randomized ‘question pool’. This will require a larger pool of questions being developed in the question library and then the test would pull a random selection of those questions for the student.

• Question Library
• Randomizing Questions and Question Pools

Time and Date Limits

Have an appropriate time limit on the quiz, one that doesn’t unnecessarily rush the student, but also doesn’t allow for too much time. Be sure the time limit is ‘enforced’.

Lastly, ensure that there is a start date, end date, and a due date on the quiz. The due date indicates the latest time the student can start the quiz before it will be marked as late.

• Time and Date Restrictions