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• Type of examination: Written exam
• Examination mode: written from the student's perspective, examiners in a reading role, "written work" as the subject of the examination
• Examination scenario: in virtual presence, with online conferencing system Zoom for video supervision, examination fixed time and place, students off-campus, lecturers off- or on-campus, synchronous, centralised
• Social form: usually individual
• Resources: Open book, i.e. external resources can also be used
• Medium: Moodle Exam (Moodle delivery), internet, computer/laptop, video camera, mobile phones if necessary, students usually off-campus (BYOD), lecturers off- or on-campus (service devices)
• Purpose: knowledge recognition, reproduction, application, problem-solving skills, etc.
• Context: usually based on lecture/seminar, Moodle online course and literature

Description

Open-book exams are summative examinations at the end of the semester. They are completed by students individually under the supervision of the lecturer. In the open-book exam at a distance, the lecturers and students are in different locations. Students usually take part from home using their own computers with an internet connection with the help of the Moodle learning management system. Teachers are also at home or on campus. They supervise the students via a video conferencing system on a computer with an internet connection. Teachers therefore need a video camera and ideally a headset. Students also need a video camera and ideally a headset to take part in the online examination. Students are usually given a task that they can work on using a local programme on their computer. Students then upload the results back to Moodle. It is recommended to test in advance whether the students can read and edit the teacher's files. Teachers should also check in advance whether they can analyse the students' edited files. The creation and management is done via Moodle. The evaluation is done individually and manually. As a rule, the "Assignment" activity in Moodle is used for this purpose. However, grades are not assessed and announced via Moodle, but via the online portal for student self-administration MyCampus.

Moodle examinations (exam)

There is a separate Moodle instance "Moodle exams (exam)" for the development and implementation of online exams. More information on using exam can be found here:

HelpDesk-Wiki Moodle exams (exam)

Exam didactics

Students sometimes underestimate open-book exams. The open questions require students to work independently. Teachers should specify in the declaration of independence for online exams which aids may be used and according to which rules. Sometimes open-book examinations take place in a room under the supervision of the lecturer. These are then called open-book exams (face-to-face).

Sometimes e-exams also take place in open-book format, with aids, in which case the format is called "e-exam (distance/presence) in open-book format". These types of exams are considered e-exams and not open-book exams.

Legal framework conditions

The use of this online examination format is regulated by the framework and examination regulations of theUniversity of Applied Sciences Potsdam.

Further legal laws and regulations for online examinations can be found here.

With the exception of proper names and trademarks, the text on this page can be used as OER material under your own responsibility under the following licence:

Text: Julia Lee (overall concept, online exams), student e-learning team of ZESL - Digital Teaching Department (ongoing updates), University of Applied Sciences Potsdam, licence: CC BY-SA 4.0.

Moodle software (e.g. screenshots, screencasts): Copyrighted by Martin Dougiamas, with contributions from various developers, licence GNU General Public License, version 3.

Moodle Documentation (if cited): Copyright of the authors (see history of the wiki articles, licence: GNU General Public License, Version 3)

The University of Applied Sciences Potsdam does not guarantee the legal, technical and organisational conditions of the materials. Any further use is at your own risk. Most of the images, graphics and videos can also be used and edited as OER material. The licence details can be found directly below the material or embedded in the video.

Editorial notes:

The HelpDesk wiki uses asterisks * to indicate gender. Since Moodle uses the slash / to genderise role designations, this is retained when referring to a Moodle role.