YuJa Verity for Test Proctoring allows instructors to curate and assign proctored quizzes to students to ensure the security of quizzes taken from remote locations. Students can then access and take quizzes directly in their LMS. Please follow the steps below to learn how to create a Verity-enabled quiz in D2L Brightspace.
Downloading the YuJa Verity Plugin
All first-time users will need to download the YuJa Verity browser plugin to authenticate themselves before creating a proctored quiz.
- To download the YuJa Verity plugin, access D2L Brightspace through any one of the supported browsers for Verity: Google Chrome, Opera, Microsoft Edge, or Brave. For the most reliable proctoring session, we recommend using Google Chrome.
- In D2L Brightspace, select the course you wish to create a quiz for and click Content from the top navigation bar.
- Locate the YuJa Verity tool and click Open Link.
- Click Link to install YuJa Verity Plugin to access the Chrome Web Store and download the plugin.
Setting Up a Proctored Quiz
- Log in to D2L Brightspace as an instructor and navigate to the course where you would like to create a quiz.
- You will first need to authenticate yourself by clicking the Content tab from the top navigation bar, locating and selecting the YuJa Verity tool, and clicking Open Link.
- Once you receive the Successfully Installed message, you are authenticated.
- Navigate back to D2L Brightspace, and click the Quizzes tab located in the top navigation bar.
- Click New Quiz to create a quiz.
- Once you've created your quiz, from the right-hand settings, enable YuJa Verity for Test Proctoring.
- 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.
- Stop Session Recording: Students will be able to access the Stop Session Recording option from the Verity recording panel during a quiz.
- 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.
- Disabled 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 quiz.
- Next, if necessary, you can allow individual students to access the quiz without Verity. These students will NOT be monitored when taking the quiz. To learn how to use this feature, please visit our support guide on Creating an Exempted Student List.
- Once you are ready to enable YuJa Verity for Test Proctoring, check I understand, I will not be able to change settings once the exam has started, and then click Save and Close.
Reviewing YuJa Verity for Test Proctoring Results
As students complete their proctored quizzes, instructors can begin reviewing the attempts and submissions.
- Select the Quizzes tab located in the top navigation bar. Note: Quizzes may be located inside the More drop-down menu.
- Locate the Verity-enabled quiz you wish to view results for and click View Verity Results.
- The Results table lists all students who attempted the proctored quiz.
- 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 Views column, click View Details for any student to review the recorded proctored session.
- If ID verification was enabled for the quiz, 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.