Proctored Testing Testing Center Protocols
Last updated by neal.legler 4 years ago The Academic Testing Center is located on Logan campus in the library and coordinates with statewide campus testing centers.
Ways Proctored Testing Can Occur at USU:
In the classroom: Teachers can still provide tests during class time in their classrooms. This is considered a proctored test in which the teacher is the proctor.
At the Academic Testing Center on Logan Campus: The Logan Campus testing center has specific advantages.
Tests are easily scheduled at https://proctor.usu.edu so students can take them at a time convenient to them.
There can be control over what resources are available to students during the test, which can be specified by the teacher at the point of scheduling the exam.
At a Statewide Campus Testing Center: Statewide campus testing centers have generally the same advantages as those described above. However, if a test is offered at statewide testing centers, an access code, rather than IP range, must be used to restrict access to the test.
Using a USU approved proctor elsewhere in the world: USU maintains an approved proctor network. A student can go to https://proctor.usu.edu and find an approved proctor near them. They will then need to schedule the test with the proctor, and may in some cases be asked to pay for proctoring by the proctor they select.
At home using virtual proctoring: USU provides virtual proctoring using Proctorio. This option monitors the student’s test taking activities and provides a report that teachers can review after the test to check for possible academic integrity violations.
Proctorio’s basic features are as follows:
Provides some options to lock down the browser and prevent new tabs, copy/pasting, navigating away, using extra monitors, etc.
Can detect anomalies that might indicate cheating, such as looking around, leaving the testing area, having another person in the room, or navigating away.
When a faculty member wants to proctor a Canvas exam at a testing center:
In the quiz settings, set an access restriction. If the test will occur at any statewide campus locations or out of state, they need to set an exam access code.
If the exam will occur only in the Logan campus testing center, they can use an IP address restriction, shown on Canvas.
USU Testing Center IP Range (for IP-range restricted exams): 129.123.86.0/24,129.123.175.192/27
These cover the main testing center, the reduced distraction room, and the University Inn DRC
The above IP ranges use CIDR notation, and represent IP addresses ranging from 129.123.86.0 - 129.123.86.255 and 129.123.175.192 - 129.123.175.223. That last range goes about 19 IP addresses further than it needs to.
See https://www.ipaddressguide.com/cidr for a handy IPv4 CIDR two-way calculator (for converting what a range should look like in CIDR format and vise-versa)
For Quizzes.Next, the ranges can be entered as
129.123.86.0 - 129.123.86.255
129.123.175.192 - 129.123.175.204
Next, they need to schedule the exam in MATS (Materials and Testing System) . They can login to MATS at https://proctor.usu.edu , where they will find tutorials to help them along.
They will need to enter the same access code they set in Canvas if the test is being proctored away from the Logan testing center.
Once the test is scheduled, proctors at all locations can receive information about the test, and students can schedule the test online via https://proctor.usu.edu .
Do high stakes exams have to be proctored?
High-stakes assessments need to be secure , or in other words, set up in such a way that it’s easy to verify that the person doing the test is the same person who is taking the class (identity verification) and that the person doing the test is not cheating, or in other words using help that the instructor has not allowed.
Sometimes this means proctoring the exam. This usually applies when there are multiple-choice questions that can be looked up or the teacher wants to limit access to reading materials, help from friends, etc.
Other types of assessment don’t need to be proctored--like if the teacher makes the high-stakes assessment a paper or project, long essays where students can access materials, but their application of the materials is what counts.
Dealing with Student Exceptions with the Testing Center
First, assign a different due date to the student in Canvas
A second “Assign” box appears. In the “Assign To” field, start typing the name of the student. His or her name will appear in search results below. Click on the name to select the student.
Next: Inform the testing center by sending an email to distance.testing@usu.edu. Let them know:
The testing center will put the info sent via email on file for when the student arrives.
Alternatively, make a note in MATS
It's also possible to have the instructor put the special instructions on MATS within the notes of their original exam, and that works, though it’s not as easy for the testing center to find, so an email from the instructor is better.
In the field for proctor notes, make a note that the student is permitted to take the exam during a different set of dates.
Finally, Inform the student to call the testing center directly to schedule the exam.
The online systems may prevent the student from scheduling the exam outside of the availability dates, so the student will need to speak with a testing center employee to schedule the exam.
