Using the Moodle Quiz for Formative and Summative Assessment: Safe Exam Browser and Laptops for Assessments Projects Mike Wilson Presented at Moodlemoot Edinburgh 2014 www.moodlemoot.ie

1. Using Moodle for
Summative Assessment
Safe Exam Browser &
Laptops for Assessments Projects
Mike Wilson
Senior Educational Technologist
Department of Curriculum Quality and Enhancement
University of Portsmouth

2. Safe Exam Browser Project
• Previously used QMP
• Faculty of Technology
– Computer Architecture
– Economics
– Construction Management
• Pilot: October – December 2013
• 1500 quizzes submitted
• Exams delivered on live Moodle units

3. Safe Exam Browser
• Safe Exam Browser v1.9.1 (based on Mozilla)
• Provides secure exam environment
• Removes browser navigation and right click menu
• Configured with log-out option
Note: Version 2.0 includes a “Quit Link” option

4. http://moodle.port.ac.uk/mod/quiz/view.php?id=179349&theme=exam

8. Laptops for Assessment Project
“How can Chromebooks be used
with Moodle to provide secure on-
line exams?”

9. Evaluated four Chromebooks
• Samsung Chromebook 303C
• Samsung Chromebook 500C
• Acer Chromebook C7
• HP Chromebook 14

10. Google Apps Configuration
• “Exam mode” profile
• Applied to Chromebooks
• Home page set to exams landing page
• Whitelist of available sites
• Currently at usability testing phase

11. Useful Links: Safe Exam Browser
Safe Exam Browser
http://www.safeexambrowser.org/
Safe Exam Browser documentation and downloads
UoP Exams Landing Page
http://exams.port.ac.uk/index.php?date=11%2F12%2F2013
Landing page for on-line exams in Safe Exam Browser & Exam Chromebooks

12. Useful Links: Google Apps Admin
Google Apps Directory API
https://developers.google.com/admin-sdk/directory/
Manage Mobile and Chrome OS devices, groups, group aliases, members, organization
units, users, and user aliases.
Laptops for Assessment Project – Evaluation Report
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KxvVOfdnNOUUzK54wjgGE2ArikPGnSLcB
_QljqR3xys/edit?usp=sharing
A brief report to summarise phase 1 of the UoP Laptops for Assessment Project
Google Apps Admin Documentation
https://support.google.com/a/topic/1227584?hl=en&ref_topic=2425090
Group policy documentation, Google Apps for Education