Respondus Academic Integrity Options for Moodle Quiz

Ensuring the academic integrity of online exams is crucial to many academic programs at Nazareth University when alternative assessment strategies are not an option. There are a variety of ways to ensure the integrity of an online test baked into Moodle Quiz and through the use of higher-order question types. Sometimes, these strategies are not enough to ensure the integrity of an online exam. 

Faculty administering high-stakes assessments using Moodle Quiz also have the option to enable added layers of security using Respondus virtual monitoring tools at no additional charge to students. The only requirement for using this virtual monitoring solution is that the application  must be installed on the student's personal device.

Available Respondus Security Options:

1. Respondus LockDown Browser is an academic integrity tool designed for onsite, proctored settings that can be required when taking a Moodle exam. This browser creates an added level of security by limiting a student's ability to print, access the internet, and use other programs until the exam is submitted.  Moodle quizzes that are set to require the use of LDB cannot be accessed using any other web browser.

2. Respondus Monitor is a companion feature to LockDown Browser that is intended for remote, high-stakes exams. Monitor activates the student webcam and microphone during the assessment and flags questionable behavior for review by faculty afterwards.

If students have security concerns relating to this application, you should refer them to the Respondus Privacy Statement. If you have concerns about using virtual proctoring tools for online testing given the recent Ogletree vs Cleveland State University ruling, please review Respondus' statement on the ruling. 

IMPORTANT NOTE FOR FACULTY:  The use of these online testing tools can help reduce the likelihood of academic integrity violations when delivering high-stakes assessments using  Moodle Quiz, however,  there is not one solution available that is guaranteed to be 100% effective!  

Resources for Faculty

• Respondus Installation Guide (2025)

• Online Testing with Academic Integrity Tools: Checklist for Success (Start here!)

• Faculty Guidelines for successful virtual proctoring

• Activating Respondus LockDown Browser for a proctored onsite exam

• Activating Respondus LockDown Browser and Monitor for a virtual exam

 Resources to Share with Students

• Student Installation  Instructions for Lockdown Browser (Students need to have LockDown Browser installed on their device in advance of taking the assessment.)

• Student Installation Instructions for Chromebook

• Student Technical Support Options for LockDown Browser: Pre & Mid Exam Help 

• Preparing a Device for a LockDown Browser Exam

• Accessing a Moodle Quiz that requires Lockdown Browser for Students