Respondus is an application use to create offline exams printed or published to Canvas. The process is fairly simple; download and install the software, format your quiz file accordingly, and finally publish your quiz for student access.
For a product description and complete list of features as well as information on the Respondus Test Bank Network (a free service that allows instructors to download publishers' test banks), visit www.respondus.com.
To begin, please read the license arrangements and complete the Respondus Installation Information Form. We will email to you the information necessary to download and install Respondus on your computer. A Respondus User Guide (PDF) is available for reference.
Please download and use one of the templates below to correctly format your question file. Once the question file has been formatted properly it can be imported to Respondus Quiz Builder and then published for online access. Please refer to the correct instructional handout below for more information.
Please model your question file after one of the two sample Respondus question files below. Please ensure your question file is properly formatted. Improperly formatted documents will not import correctly into Respondus.
Make an appointment with CETL lab staff to review the steps for using Respondus to publish your quiz. Our staff will walk you through the process of importing your quiz file to Respondus, selecting quiz taking settings (availability, length, attempts, review, etc.), and publishing for online access. Advance instructions on using question banks to randomly selected questions to a quiz will be discussed, along with other strategies.
Respondus is a suite of assessment applications for education, training, and certification markets. An education company at its core, Respondus partners with universities around the world to provide a suite of tools to further education assessment and exam management. When Respondus is mentioned, it could refer to a few different products, so below you'll find resources and guides on understanding and getting started with each.
Respondus LockDown Browser is a custom browser that locks down a student's testing environment so that they are unable to navigate to other web pages or open other applications on the device they are taking the exam on.
Although Respondus LockDown Browser does not fully protect against academic dishonesty on its own, it may be useful to you if you would like the following features during a Canvas Quiz:
It's recommended that you and your students practice with a quiz/exam worth zero points some time ahead of your first graded quiz with Respondus LockDown Browser. This is due to each student needing to download, install, and log in to the LockDown Browser software.
The LockDown Browser can be downloaded directly on UIW's dedicated Respondus page, which you may copy and post within your course. Students will only need to download it once and more educational and helpful resources on using the program can be found on the Available Software for Students page.
Respondus maintains a knowledge base article that provides the latest details on how LockDown Browser and Respondus Monitor work with various assistive technologies. If you have questions, please email access...@respondus.com
The Respondus 4.0 Exam Creator (sometimes called Respondus 4.0 or R4EC) is a powerful software tool for converting existing quizzes and exams in common formats (Word documents, .csv, .txt, .rtf) to Canvas quizzes.
Please note that the exam creator only works with Classic Quizzes at this point. If you need to create a 'New' Quiz in Canvas, first export your exam to create a Classic Quiz, then use the migration tool in Quizzes to convert your new Classic Quiz into a 'New' Quiz.
If you have paper or legacy assessments that you'd like to easily get into a Canvas format, Respondus 4.0 Exam Creator (sometimes called Respondus 4.0) is available. Respondus 4.0 is only available on Windows devices, but it allows instructors to create assessments entirely offline in familiar environments and import them into Canvas with ease.
Respondus Monitor is a video-monitoring service that works alongside Respondus LockDown Browser. After a student takes an exam, instructors can review exam footage from the student's device to check for any suspect behavior, ensuring academic integrity to the fullest.
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