Online examination form e-exam (distance) on exam for lecturers of the FHP departments

Profile

• Type of examination: Written exam
• Examination mode: written from the student perspective, examiners in a reading role, "written work" as the subject of the examination
• Examination scenario: in on-site presence, with examination supervision, examination fixed time and place, virtual, students on-campus, lecturers on-campus, synchronous, centralised
• Social form: usually individual
• Resources: usually closed book, i.e. no external resources may be used
• Medium: Moodle Exam (Moodle Tests), Internet, computer/laptop, video camera, mobile phones if necessary, students on campus (computer pool, pop-up, BYOD), lecturers off or on campus (service devices)
• Purpose: knowledge recognition, reproduction, application, etc.
• Context: usually based on lecture/seminar, Moodle online course and literature

Course description

E-exams are summative examinations at the end of the semester. They are completed by students individually under the supervision of the lecturer. In the e-examination at a distance, the lecturers and students are in different locations. Students usually take part from home using their own computers with an internet connection with the help of the Moodle learning management system. Teachers are also at home or on campus. They supervise the students via a video conferencing system on a computer with an internet connection. Teachers therefore need a video camera and ideally a headset. Students also need a video camera and ideally a headset to take the online exam. At present, this form of online examination is not recommended due to the increased possibility of technical cheating. The creation, management and evaluation are carried out via Moodle. As a rule, the "Test" activity is used for this purpose. However, grades are not assessed and announced via Moodle, but via the online student self-administration portal MyCampus.

Moodle examinations (exam)

There is a separate Moodle instance "Moodle exams (exam)" for the development and implementation of online exams. More information on using exam can be found here:

HelpDesk-Wiki Moodle exams (exam)

Exam didactics

E-exams generally use closed question types that can be analysed automatically. Some open text tasks can also be created, possibly with text restrictions, which must be analysed individually and manually. E-exams usually take place in closed-book format, without any aids. Sometimes e-exams also take place in open-book format, with aids, in which case the format is referred to as "e-exam (distance) in open-book format".

Here you can find out which didactic question types are available for the activity Test in Moodle exams. You will also find instructions on how to create a question type.

Legal framework conditions

The use of this online examination form is regulated by the framework and examination regulations of the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam.

Further legal laws and regulations for online examinations can be found here.

With the exception of proper names and trademarks, the text on this page can be used as OER material under your own responsibility under the following licence:

Text: Julia Lee (overall concept, online exams), student e-learning team of ZESL - Digital Teaching Department (ongoing updates), University of Applied Sciences Potsdam, licence: CC BY-SA 4.0.

Moodle software (e.g. screenshots, screencasts): Copyrighted by Martin Dougiamas with contributions from various developers, licence GNU General Public License, version 3.

Moodle Documentation (if cited): Copyright of the authors (see history of the wiki articles, licence: GNU General Public License, Version 3.

The University of Applied Sciences Potsdam does not guarantee the legal, technical and organisational framework conditions of the materials. Any further use is at your own risk. Most of the images, graphics and videos can also be used and edited as OER material. The licence details can be found directly below the material or embedded in the video.

Editorial notes:

The HelpDesk wiki uses asterisks * to indicate gender. Since Moodle uses the slash / to genderise role designations, this is retained when referring to a Moodle role.