Administering Exams Using Scantron Alternatives
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Do you want to help shape the future of bubble sheet scanning at UConn?
ITS is piloting bubble sheet scanning through Gradescope, which may replace Scantron for bubble sheet scanning functionality in the future. Gradescope provides a more convenient scanning solution that does not require expensive and custom scan sheets, and can be managed entirely through HuskyCT.
This article is for faculty who need to administer and proctor exams without the use of Scantron.
Bring-Your-Own-Device (BYOD) Testing
For faculty seeking to move away from paper or Scantron exams, online testing is available through HuskyCT. Online testing can be offered in the classroom or as an at-home assessment. For faculty who wish to administer online testing in the classroom (BYOD testing), UConn’s ITS has verified that all lecture classrooms have Wi-Fi capabilities sufficient to support this testing. Any classroom listed in UConn’s classroom directory as “fixed-auditorium” has been verified. You can access this directory here. For more information regarding BYOD testing, visit the BYOD testing site.
BYOD testing is not a testing center. Rather, it is an option for faculty to administer computer-based testing in their own class using student-owned computers. Just as with all other classroom-based exams, faculty must proctor their own exam or find their own proctors.
BYOD exams are administered using HuskyCT, with or without LockDown Browser.
The Respondus LockDown Browser
LockDown Browser is a custom browser that locks down the testing environment when used for taking a test in HuskyCT. When taking a test using LockDown Browser, students will be unable to print, copy, go to other websites, access other applications, or close a test until it is submitted for grading.
Using LockDown Browser to Take an Exam
This video shows students how to access the LockDown browser in HuskyCT to take an exam.