Who Uses This Feature
Before You Start
You need:- A quiz set up as an activity in the class (see Quizzes and Question Bank)
- The quiz marked as proctored, with the monitoring options chosen
- A student on a device with a working camera and a browser that can share its screen and enter fullscreen
Proctoring is browser-based. A student does not install anything, but they must allow camera and screen access when prompted, and stay in fullscreen for the duration of the attempt.
What Proctoring Monitors
When a quiz is proctored, you choose which checks are active. Each one watches for a specific kind of behaviour and raises an anomaly when it happens.
Face presence and multiple-face checks use a sensitivity setting, so a brief look away does not immediately trigger an anomaly: the face must be absent (or a second face present) beyond the configured threshold.
How the Student Experiences a Proctored Quiz
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Consent screen
Before the quiz starts, the student sees a consent screen stating that the quiz is proctored. They must grant camera access and share their entire screen, then the quiz enters fullscreen.
2
Monitoring during the attempt
A small camera overlay shows the student their own webcam. Face detection and the behaviour checks run continuously, and the screen is captured periodically.
3
Anomaly response
When an anomaly is detected, the configured response happens: a warning with a snapshot capture, or termination of the attempt (immediately, or after a set number of warnings).
4
Submission
The student submits as normal. Their attempt, snapshots, and recording are attached for review.
Proctoring Options
You decide how strict a proctored quiz is. The options a teacher or administrator sets:Field Guide - Proctoring options
Reviewing Proctored Attempts
After a proctored quiz, you review what was captured on the Proctor Review page.1
Open Proctor Review
Go to
/classroom/{code}/activity/{activity}/proctor.2
Pick a student
Attempts are grouped by student, newest first. Choose a student to see their attempts.
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Review snapshots
Step through the captured snapshots for the attempt, including those taken when an anomaly fired.
4
Watch the recording
Switch to the video view to watch the recorded screen and camera chunks for the attempt.
5
Decide
Use what you see to judge the attempt: accept the result, or follow it up under your integrity policy.
Upstream and Downstream
- Upstream (must exist first): a quiz set up as a proctored activity; a student device with a camera and screen-share support.
- Downstream (this enables): snapshots and recordings on the Proctor Review page, which support your decision on each attempt and, in turn, the quiz result that feeds the grade.
Best Practices
- Announce that a quiz is proctored before students begin, and explain the camera and screen requirements.
- Turn on only the checks you need: enabling every option can produce noisy warnings on legitimate behaviour.
- Set the anomaly action and maximum warnings to match how strict the assessment needs to be, rather than terminating on the first minor anomaly.
- Review snapshots and the recording before acting on a flag: an anomaly is a prompt to look, not a verdict on its own.
- Confirm your data-retention and consent policy for captured footage before enabling proctoring at scale.