YuJa Verity for Test Proctoring allows instructors to curate and assign proctored tests to students to ensure the security of tests taken from remote locations. Students can then access and take tests directly in their LMS. Please follow the steps below to learn how to create a Verity-enabled test in Blackboard Learn Ultra.
Enabling Verity for Your Test
Before you enable Verity for your test, please make sure you have created a test in Blackboard Learn Ultra.
- Select the test you would like to enable Verity for.
- Click the Gear icon.
- From the right-hand panel, scroll down and click Configure proctoring settings.
- Select Turn on proctoring, then click View YuJa Verity Settings to configure the desired settings for the test.
- Scroll down and select which of the following features you would like enabled.
- Record Video: Record the student's test environment through their webcam.
- Record Audio: Record the student's audio through their connected microphone.
- Record Web Traffic: Record the sites and URLs visited during the test.
- Only One Screen: Students can only have one monitor connected.
- Disable New Tab: Students will be unable to open tabs once the test has started.
- Close Open Tabs: Students must close all tabs before beginning the test.
- If enabled, instructors can list URLs for students to access specific websites. Paste a URL into the text field provided and click Add.
- If enabled, instructors can list URLs for students to access specific websites. Paste a URL into the text field provided and click Add.
- Disable Clipboard: Students won't be able to take screenshots or save them to the clipboard.
- ID Verification: Students must show their ID to the webcam. This will be recorded and can be viewed by those reviewing the test.
- Check I understand, I will not be able to change settings once the exam has started.
- Once satisfied with your settings, click the X icon in the top-left of the panel to close the settings menu.
- Click Save at the bottom of the Proctored assessment panel.
- Finally, click Save at the bottom of the Test Settings panel to enable Verity for your test.
Reviewing a YuJa Verity Proctored Test
As students complete their proctored tests, instructors can begin reviewing the attempts and submissions.
- Select the test you would like to review attempts for.
- Click the Gear icon.
- From the right-hand panel, scroll down and click Configure proctoring settings.
- Click View YuJa Verity Results.
- The Results table provides a list of all students who attempted the test.
- To narrow your results, click the filter adjustment icon to the left of the search bar.
- Select the filters you wish to view and click Apply.
- Under the View column, click View Details for any student to review the recorded proctored session.
- If ID verification was enabled for the exam, click View ID Verification to see the student's ID.
- Select the attempt you would like to review from the Select Attempt drop-down menu.
- Click Play Session to view the recording.
- Within the recording, instructors can review specific timestamps for flagged events.