Showing students the answers after online test

[hamburger]

Hi, in the real world, students take the tests and professors are required to show them how we mark their papers and let them know the right answers as feedback. In some literatures for Teaching and Learning, the sooner to provide such feedback the better for learning purpose. So, for online tests, I did the same. What I found out is that most students in my current class are abusing the system by waiting for a few better students to take the tests first. Once they found out the questions and answers, they submitted. After finding this out, to discourage cheating, I showed them one question on the screen at a time. Moreover, I randomized the questions and reduced the time limit. Then, more students failed.

Do you show your students answers after online test?

[saffie]

Can you set the test to only show answers after all submissions have been graded or after the deadline to take the test has passed? I know this can be done in Blackboard but I'm not sure if that's the LMS you're using.

[hamburger]

Can you set the test to only show answers after all submissions have been graded or after the deadline to take the test has passed? I know this can be done in Blackboard but I'm not sure if that's the LMS you're using.

I think by default, after grading by the system, answers to all questions are shown to each student immediately after he or she has submitted the test. Didn't know the feature you mentioned.  I think a few better students took the tests. Then they sent the answers to the rest of the class to facilitate cheating.

[AmLitHist]

If your LMS truly doesn't have the option to withhold the correct answers until a certain time, just don't allow them to be shown at all.  Then, after the deadline has passed, post a separate document containing the correct answers.

[hamburger]

If your LMS truly doesn't have the option to withhold the correct answers until a certain time, just don't allow them to be shown at all.  Then, after the deadline has passed, post a separate document containing the correct answers.

That is a good idea. Thanks.

I use Blackboard. I will also check the feature saffie mentioned.

[AvidReader]

I have used Blackboard, and I know the version my college used had the delay feature saffie mentions. Wonderful invention. It does take some tweaking at first because there are lots of different options.

AR.

[Ruralguy]

I question how many good student are really cheating. Why would they bother? Whats in it for them? Do the bullies beat them up for their lunch money?

[hamburger]

I question how many good student are really cheating. Why would they bother? Whats in it for them? Do the bullies beat them up for their lunch money?

You are right. However, as far as I concern, there is only one good student in my class. Most of the rest are polite but they don't study. They just wait for somebody else to do the work for them.

[clean]

In Blackboard, you would want the "Edit the Test Options" (should be below "Edit the Test", which you do not want to do for this problem).

Near the bottom there is the section "Show Test Results and Feedback to Students".
You want to open the drop down box and choose either "After Due Date" or "After Specific Date"

You can also limit the information that is provided by checking the boxes to the right of the drop down box.

[the_geneticist]

Yep, just change the settings from the default of showing the correct answers immediately to whatever you would like.
We had folks not realize that by allowing multiple attempts on their final exam and leaving the default "show the answers immediately" they were essentially giving a way for all students to get 100% (or darn close to it) on their final exam.  The faculty learned that lesson the hard way.  It happens.  Now they know that they need to learn more about how to offer online assessments.

[Hegemony]

Canvas certainly allows you to delay showing the correct answers until the test has closed for all participants.

I think it's pretty obvious that if you show the answers right away, some students will cheat.  Don't do that.

[hamburger]

Canvas certainly allows you to delay showing the correct answers until the test has closed for all participants.

I think it's pretty obvious that if you show the answers right away, some students will cheat.  Don't do that.

Yes, after I realized that. I stopped showing the answers. The scores of more than half of the class dropped accordingly.

[dr_codex]

You also mention that you reduced the amount of time students had per question. It would have been better to isolate one factor (answer key) rather than changing several parameters at once.

That said, it sounds like you identified the main issue, which is progress.

[hamburger]

Thank you. I am getting nervous breakdown because of them. It is much more enjoyable and easier to teach students from top universities.

[Ruralguy]

That has its own challenges. Not all students at top universities are particularly good students as bright as they might be, and there are the usual maturity issues.

In any case, many of us, probably most, will not be teaching at top universities, and even if we did, the students wouldn't necessarily be the top students at those universities.