Recently, I decided to administer my tests online. This has been very challenging for me, because I know some students may take advantage of this opportunity. I researched this issue for a few years and I decided to implement online testing in all of my classes (lower level and upper level).
My first test had 25 questions and the students had 30 minutes to complete the examination. One of the classes is longer than the others and this class was given 15 extra minutes to take the examination. This class also served as my variable in this semi experimental research design.
This time, my main focus was on minimizing the opportunities that students may use to cheat on the test. Here are some other things that I did:
a) I reminded the students that cheating on this test will put them at a disadvantage in the future. (The next test (midterm) will be worth more points and I will be present to proctor the examination.)
b) I randomized the questions and answer choices on the examination.
c) I informed the students that I could see when two students or more took the examination at the same time.
d) I created a database of 40+ questions and blackboard randomly chose which questions would create the test of 25 questions for each student.
This is a great website that helped me! - Problems with Online Testing
If you have any additional suggestions, please let me know! I hope that this helps!
-Millennial Professor