Sensitivity Levels in Respondus Monitor
Controlling your sensitivities is a good thing. That’s especially so in Respondus Monitor.
The flagging system in Respondus Monitor supports three sensitivity levels: Strict, Standard, and Relaxed. The default setting, Standard, is suitable for most remote testing scenarios. Strict sensitivity flags incidents where parts of the test taker’s face move out of the video frame or both eyes are not visible, resulting in a Partial Missing flag in the proctoring results.
With the Relaxed setting, what you’ll notice most is that it reduces the sensitivity of Missing flags. If the face or eyes are partially missing from the webcam video but Respondus Monitor can still detect the student is there, the Missing flag is less likely to trigger.
Which of the three settings should an instructor choose? It depends on the testing scenario. The relaxed setting might be preferred with open-book exams since students often turn away from the webcam to look at notes or books. Strict sensitivity might be appropriate for tests where students aren’t using outside resources like books, calculators, or scratch paper.
The best part is that sensitivity levels are selected from the proctoring results page, after students have completed their exams. The Review Priority scores and rankings are updated immediately for the instructor.
To learn more about proctoring results in Respondus Monitor such as flagging, milestones, and Review Priority events, select Understanding Proctoring Results from the Respondus Monitor dashboard.
Categories Faculty, Online Teaching and Development, Quizzes/Assessments, Respondus, Teaching with Technology