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Using Proctorio in Atomic Assessments

Proctorio is a powerful tool for online exam proctoring that integrates seamlessly with Atomic Assessments. This guide walks you through the steps for enabling Proctorio and configuring its settings to ensure a secure testing environment.

 

To enable Proctorio, you must first contact Atomic Jolt to configure Proctorio for your application. Additional licensing may apply, please file a support ticket with your request to learn more.


Enable Proctorio for an assignment

  1. Navigate to the assessment settings of the assessment you want to proctor.

  2. Under the Proctoring section, check the option labeled Enable proctoring for this assessment.

  3. Choose Proctorio as your proctoring service (if you have other proctoring options, those will also be available in the list).

Screenshot 2024-10-07 at 3.42.10 PMFigure 1: Enabling Proctorio In Settings

Configuring Proctorio Settings

You can further customize the proctoring experience by configuring the following options. 
Adjust the settings based on the specific needs of your course or institution to maintain the integrity of your online exams.

Recording Options

These settings determine what aspects of the student’s environment are recorded during the assessment.

Record video: Captures the student’s webcam video throughout the exam.

Record audio: Records audio to detect any suspicious background noise.

Record desktop: Tracks the student’s screen activity during the assessment.

Record web traffic: Logs any web traffic during the exam to monitor unauthorized browsing.

Record room: Optionally, Proctorio can record the physical room via the student’s webcam to ensure no unauthorized materials are present.

Lockdown Options

Proctorio provides several lockdown options to restrict students’ actions during the exam.

Only one screen: Ensures that students can only use one screen.

Force full screen: Determines if students must take the exam in full-screen mode. You can choose:

Do not force full screen

Full screen lenient (30 seconds before kicking them out)

Full screen moderate (15 seconds)

Full screen severe (0 seconds for immediate lockout)

New tabs: Controls whether students are allowed to open new tabs. Options include:

Tabs allowed

No new tabs

In assessment links only

Close open tabs

Disable printing: Prevents students from printing the test.

Disable clipboard: Blocks copying and pasting text from the exam.

Disable downloads: Restricts file downloads during the exam.

Disable right click: Prevents right-click actions that could allow copying or inspecting elements.

Re-entry Options

These settings control whether students can re-enter the exam if they are kicked out or their session is interrupted.

Allow re-entry: Students are allowed to re-enter the exam.

No re-entry: Once a student leaves, they cannot return.

Agent allowed re-entry: A proctor or agent can grant students permission to re-enter.

Verification Options

These options allow you to set up various methods to verify student identity.

Verify video: Ensures that video verification is enabled.

Verify audio: Verifies audio to detect any anomalies.

Verify desktop: Checks the student’s desktop configuration.

Verify signature: Optionally, verify the student’s signature as an additional security measure.

ID Verification

These options allow you to set up various methods to verify student identity with a school or government ID.

Do not verify ID: Skips ID verification.

Verify ID automatically: Proctorio automatically checks the student’s ID.

Verify ID live: A proctor manually verifies the student’s ID in real time.

In-Quiz Tools

You can also specify which calculator tools are available during the quiz.

No calculator

Basic calculator

Scientific calculator