Open book online exam

Students complete an exam online from home within a defined period of time using the ILIAS test object. A range of different task formats can be used for Open Book online exams, from free and cloze texts to answer choice procedures. Depending on the task type, automated evaluations may be possible. The time periods and student authentication are controlled via ILIAS using a KIT account. Aids are permitted.

 

Contact person at ZML
Thomas May
Phone: +49 721 608-48208
E-mail: may∂kit.edu

Checklists, click instructions and templates can be found collected in a material folder in ILIAS (you must be logged in to ILIAS to access the content. The content is only released for KIT employees).

 

 

For the scenario Open Book online exam you will find there:

 

  • Information on how to reserve exam dates for online exams and create an exam environment in CAS Campus
  • A checklist for examiners for the online exam scenario. This describes the process of planning, creating, conducting and archiving an exam in this format
  • Click instructions for an online exam for lecturers. This shows how to create such an exam in ILIAS step by step
  • A sample letter that lecturers can use after individual customization to inform their students about the implementation of such an exam
  • Instructions for students on how to take such an exam, which lecturers can pass on to their students
  • A course template that can be used to create such an exam (see click instructions for explanation)