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

Lifecycle einer E-Klausur (Präsenz) © Bilder und Grafik: Julia Lee, Elena Plester, Fachhochschule Potsdam, CC-BY-SA 4.0

What is an e-exam (attendance)?

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 in presence, the lecturers and students are in the same place. Students participate individually on computers with an internet connection using the Moodle learning management system. The online exam usually takes place in a computer pool at the university. In exceptional cases, university laptops (pop-up) or student laptops (BYOD) can also be used. However, there are fewer control options here. The lecturers supervise the students on site. The creation, management and evaluation is done via Moodle. As a rule, the "Test" activity is used for this. 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. They are then referred to as "e-exams (face-to-face) 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.

The course lifecycle of the online examination is described step-by-step below.

Preparation (before the start of the semester)

Examinations are scheduled by the departments. You can find more information on this in the study and examination regulations and on the website of the respective department. Please contact your dean's office, your examination board and your decentralised Moodle supervisors to find out about the further procedure, e.g. registration of the examination on MyCampus, naming conventions, reservation of suitable rooms and technology, technical support for conducting an online examination if necessary.

Contact and services

Decentralised Moodle supervisors

Regular Moodle support for lecturers in the departments is provided by the decentralised Moodle supervisors. If necessary, they support the lecturers in creating and conducting the online examinations. However, this may be organised differently depending on the department. You will receive more detailed information on the process and the requirements in your own department on a decentralised basis.

Central Organisation for Studies and Teaching (ZESL)

The Digital Teaching Officer offers introductory workshops in exam and consultations on exam design and prototype testing.

digitale-lehre@fh-potsdam.de

The student e-learning team offers support for the HelpDesk wiki for lecturers in the departments:

digitale-lehre@fh-potsdam.de

Central IT - Moodle Admin

Administration of all Moodle platforms:

moodleadmin@fh-potsdam.de

Credits, OER material, editorial notes

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), Potsdam University of Applied Sciences, 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 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.