As a homework service, Quest is entirely capable of supporting online homework, learning modules (with lecture videos embedded), and exams remotely. More than 300,000 online exams have already been administered, so while we're continuing to add functionality, you can be confident the basic processes and software pathways are extremely well exercised.
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A: It depends–if the start/due date time is the full amount of time alloted allotted for the exam, yes it is redundant. If the start/due date times offer a wider window during which students can access the exam, the time limit will be the limiting element and the two elements are not redundant.
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Q: I have Quest automatically drop the lowest exam in my gradebook, but now I need to make another category for online exams. Will the system know to drop the lowest score in these two separate categories (exams, online exams/learning modules in test mode)?
A: Yes, we can roll online exam scores into your previous exam category, so the dropping and averaging machinery will work. Please contact us (questhelp@austin.utexas.edu) for more details.
Q: When giving online exams using Quest, can students log off and come back on?
A: Yes, as long as students are within the window of time allotted for the test, there is no problem with this on the Quest side. If using a Proctoring overlay, that behavior may be suspect and can be communicated ahead of time not to flag.
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