At this stage, after testing and finalising your assessment in QMOD, if you haven’t already completed a request form, then please ensure you do this. The Assessment team use the information provided in these forms to schedule your assessment and make it available to students.
For all Questionmark quizzes, formatives, computer marked assessments (CMAs), class tests and exams taking place within or outwith an official exam diet, please complete and submit the Questionmark Request Form for each assessment at least two weeks before it is due to take place.
Coursework (Outwith Exam Diet)
Upon receipt of the request form, the Assessment team will carry out a final check of the settings on your assessment (to ensure it matches the information provided in the request) before publishing the assessment. They will then import the required group of students to QMOD, schedule the assessment to be available to them at the requested date and time, check for any additional time requirements and apply these to any relevant schedules.
Once an assessment is published, any edits to questions in QMOD will not display to students. If you notice a critical issue with a question, you can contact the Assessment team to request that a change is made and the assessment must then be republished.
Remote assessments
A link to QMOD will be added in your My Dundee module (in the requested location), along with information for students on how to access the assessment and where to find troubleshooting information.
In person assessments
The Assessment team and colleagues in Digital Technology Services are currently working to finalise the process for how students will access their in person QMOD assessments in 2022/23. Information sheets will be created by the Assessment team containing step by step instructions on how students should access their assessment.
Exams (Exam Diet)
Upon receipt of the request form, the Assessment team will carry out a final check of the settings on your exam (to ensure it matches the information provided in the request) before publishing the assessment. They will then import the required group of students to QMOD, schedule the exam to be available to them at the requested date and time, check for any additional time requirements and apply these to any relevant schedules.
Once published, any changes to questions in QMOD will not display to students. If you notice a critical issue with a question, you can contact the Assessment team to request that a change is made and the exam republished.
Remote online exams
If a remote online exam is requested, a Questionmark exam module will be created in My Dundee. The exam module will contain a link to QMOD, along with information for students on how to access the exam and where to find troubleshooting information. (Our My Dundee Exam Modules guide has further information on what these modules contain and how to set them up.)
Note: Remote QMOD exams will not be proctored or have lockdown browsers enabled.
In person exams
The Assessment team and colleagues in Digital Technology Services are currently working to finalise the process for how students will access their in person QMOD exams in 2022/23. Information sheets will be created by the Assessment team containing step by step instructions on how students should access their assessment.
Note: In 2022/23 the University of Dundee are returning to on-campus delivery. With that said, we should not forget what works well from the pandemic and you should consider the most effective approach for delivering your assessments.
Communication with students
It is the responsibility of the Schools to communicate all relevant information in advance of any QMOD assessment or exam, for example:
- Where to access it (teaching module / exam module / in person)
- The name and/or brief description of the assessment
- Format and type of assessment
- When the assessment will be available to students (e.g. start date/time and end date/time)
- Assessment time limit if applicable – this is the length of time students have to complete their assessment after pressing start (e.g. 30 minutes or 1 hour)
- The number of attempts the student has at the assessment (e.g. restricted to 1 attempt, or unlimited attempts)
- Number of questions and highlighting any particular scoring rules for individual questions (e.g. negative marking)
- How the questions are selected for the assessment (e.g. randomly selected from a bank of questions) and any restraints on navigation between questions or block of questions
- Any applicable assessment regulations (e.g. permitted/excluded resources)
- What they should bring to the assessment (e.g. for in person assessments, they must bring their student ID cards)
- You may also want to encourage students to use the practice assessment available to them, along with information on where to access help if they encounter any issues
Practice assessment
Schools should ensure that their students are familiar with the tool, system or delivery platform to be used, particularly prior to undertaking a summative assessment or exam. It is recommended that opportunities for students to familiarise themselves with the relevant tool or system be provided through the provision of a formative assessment of a similar format, incorporating question types and content relevant to the specific module of study.
The Assessment team will ensure that a generic “Practice assessment” is made available to all students undertaking a Questionmark assessment. The practice assessment can be used by students to check that their device is suitable for undertaking their assessment, and also to familiarise themselves with Questionmark and the assessment process.
Next steps…
Once the assessment is live to students, the Assessment team will troubleshoot any Questionmark related issues they are having. You should direct your students to our Questionmark Troubleshooting guide or our Questionmark Troubleshooting form if they need to contact us.
Once the assessment end date/time is reached, the Assessment team will extract and securely share a results spreadsheet with the named individuals on the registration form. If you have indicated that you want to access the results yourself, you can view our Accessing Results in Questionmark guide.