Secure Testing Best Practices

Follow these recommendations to ensure academic integrity in online tests in your OWLv2 course.

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Configure the settings for secure testing when creating or editing a test.

Time Limit

Under Assignment Takes, set Time allowed per take to a specific number of minutes.

Password Protection

Under Restrictions, set the Password to take assignment.

Limit Availability

Set Test Available On and Test Due On to the same date with only the appropriate amount of time between them.

Question Variation

Under Questions, set the Regenerate algorithmic questions option to either For each student and each take or For each student on first take only.

Limit Feedback

Under Feedback during Assignment, set all options to No.

Under Feedback after Assignment, set the date and time that the feedback becomes available after the due date.