This document should serve as a catalogue of key features included in the proctoring/special-exams system. It may be used in part, or in full, whenever manual testing is required.
- course-v1:edX+cheating101+2018T3 (Proctortrack)
- course-v1:edX+StageProctortrack+2019 (Proctortrack)
- course-v1:Proctoring2+Proctoring2+Proctoring2 (RPNow)
- Exam Attempt: https://courses-internal.stage.edx.org/admin/edx_proctoring/proctoredexamstudentattempt/
- Exam Review: https://courses-internal.stage.edx.org/admin/edx_proctoring/proctoredexamsoftwaresecurereview/
- Certificate Status:
select status from certificates_generatedcertificate where name = <username> and course_id = <course_key>;
- Log in as a verified learner and navigate to the exam section
- You should see an interstitial with the following information:
- Statement that this is a timed exam
- The number of minutes allowed to complete the exam. This should match the
time allotted
value in studio. - A button or link to start the exam
- Click the link to start the exam
- You should see the first unit in the exam
- The exam timer is shown and functions properly. Exam Timer
- Click end my exam using the timer banner
- You should see an interstitial confirming if you want to submit
- Submit the exam
- You should see an interstitial confirming the exam has been submitted
- If you navigate away and return to this section you should still see the submitted interstitial
- In studio, set the due date for the exam in the past
- Log in as a verified learner and navigate to the timed exam section
- An interstitial is shown stating that the due date for this exam has passed
- Log in as a verified learner and begin a timed or proctored exam
- When viewing exam content there should be a banner with the following information:
- Notification you that you are in a timed exam
- A button to end the exam
- A timer counting down from the correct
time allotted
for this exam
- The timer should return with the correct value (meaning it continues to count down on the backend) when you:
- Refresh the page
- Navigate to other course content, then return to the exam
- Click end my exam on the banner
- You should see an interstitial confirming if you want to submit
- The timer should continue to count down
- Click I want to continue working
- You should be returned to the exam content
- Click end my exam on the banner
- Click submit on the confirmation page
- You should see an interstitial confirming the exam has been submitted
- (optional) In studio, set
time allotted
on the timed exam to 2-3 minutes to ease testing - Log in as a verified learner and begin the timed exam
- Observe the timer as it approaches zero
- The timer should visually indicate low time remaining
- The timer should pause at 00:00 for approximately 5 seconds
- An interstitial is shown notifying the learner their exam time has expired and answers have been automatically submitted.
- If you modified
time allotted
please reset it to the initial value
- In studio, verify
time allotted
for the exam is greater than 5 minutes - In studio, set the due date for the exam to 5 minutes from now
- Log in as a verified learner and navigate to the timed exam section
- You should see an interstitial that you have 5 minutes to complete the exam
- Begin the exam, the timer should reflect the reduced time limit
- Log in as a verified learner and navigate to the proctored exam section
- You should see an interstitial with the following information:
- Statement that this is a proctored exam
- A button or link to continue
- Click the link to continue
- You should see an interstitial prompting you to set up the proctoring software
- Click start system check or copy/paste the exam code to follow steps according to the proctoring software
- After set up you should be returned to edx courseware and the start exam button should be enabled
- You should see a final interstitial stating the rules of the proctored exam and the time allotted to complete it
- There should be a functioning link to the support docs four proctored exam rules
- Click start my exam
- You should see the first unit in the exam
- The exam timer is shown and functions properly. Exam Timer
- Click end my exam on the banner
- Click submit on the confirmation page
- You should see an interstitial confirming the exam has been submitted and is waiting on review
- You should receive an email stating your exam has been submitted for review
- This test has been completed with a Proctortrack exam
- This test has been completed with a RPNow exam
- Log in as a verified learner, navigate to the exam section, follow all instructions, and start the exam
- Interrupt session by either closing the proctoring in software or disconnecting your internet
- Wait up to 1-2 minutes, but no more than five.
- You should see an interstitial stating that an error has occurred
- you can no longer view the exam content
- Follow steps to start and be removed from an exam due to a connection error, make note of the time remaining. Exam With Error State
- In another browser, use the instructor dashboard to resume the learner exam attempt. Resume Exam
- Return as the learner and navigate to the exam section
- You should see an interstitial stating that the exam is ready to resume
- The time remaining should match that noted just before being removed from the exam due to an error
- You should be able to successfully complete and submit to the exam
- You should receive an email stating your exam has been submitted for review
- Missing and pending prerequisites
- Missing and pending verification
- Proctored exam opt-out and its impact on other proctored exams in the course
- Incorrect browser during RPNow exam
- Ensure you have a learner account without a verified onboarding profile
- If not, use the instructor dashboard to remove any prior onboarding attempts
- Log in as a verified learner and navigate to the proctored exam section
- Click the link on the first interstitial to start your exam
- You should be blocked from the exam with a message stating you must complete onboarding
- This page should include a link to the onboarding exam
- Click "Navigate to Onboarding Exam"
- You should be sent to the onboarding exam for this course
- This behavior should be the same if the learner has a rejected onboarding profile
- The "Navigate to Onboarding Exam" link should be omitted if the learner's onboarding profile is pending review
- Log in as a verified learner and navigate to the proctored exam section
- You should see an interstitial with the following information:
- Statement that this is a onboarding exam
- A button or link to continue
- Click the link to continue
- You should see an interstitial prompting you to set up the proctoring software
- Click start system check and follow set up steps according to the proctoring software
- During setup you should be prompted for a face scan and id photo
- After set up you should be returned to edx courseware and the start exam button should be enabled
- You should see a final interstitial stating the rules of the proctored exam and the time allotted to complete it
- After being redirected to edx course war you should be able to start and submit your exam
- You should see an interstitial confirming the exam has been submitted and is waiting on review
- You should receive an email stating your exam has been submitted for review
- Login is a verified learner and navigate to the proctored exam section. This will create an exam attempt.
- As an admin, in another browser, manually update the
created
attempt status toerror
LINK - Return to the learner's examine refresh the page
- You should be presented with an error message and a button to "Retry my exam"
- Clicking retry my exam should direct the learner back to the start system check page
- You should be able to follow the steps to start, complete, and submit the onboarding exam.
- As an admin, in another browser, manually update the
created
attempt status torejected
LINK - Return to the learner's examine refresh the page
- You should be presented with a rejected message and a button to "Retry my exam"
- Clicking retry my exam should direct the learner back to the start system check page
- You should be able to follow the steps to start, complete, and submit the onboarding exam.
- Onboarding status panel for missing and completed onboarding profiles
- Onboarding status panel for expired or exams that have not yet been released
- Login as a verified learner and complete enough content so that completing an exam will earn you a passing grade
- Follow steps to start, complete, and submit a proctored exam. Proctor Exam
- make sure to receive a grade that will meet the threshold for passing the course
- Get the
external_id
of the attempt from LINK - As an admin user use the external id to send a POST request to the exam review endpoint with a status of
suspicious
- An alternative is to wait for this review to come back organically (may take 24hrs)
- Update the review from
suspicious
torules violation
in Django Admin - Validate the exam grade has been overridden to zero using gradebook
- Query read replica to validate the certificate has been marked
unavailable
Useful Queries
If a learner has multiple sessions for an exam, a falling review of either recording should invalidate the certificate and set the grade to 0
- Login as a verified learner and complete enough content so that completing an exam will earn you a passing grade
- Follow steps to put your exam attempt in the
error
state. Exam With Error State - In another browser, use the instructor dashboard to allow this learner to resume
- Returned to the learner's browser, refresh the page, start, complete, and submit the exam.
- make sure to receive a grade that will meet the threshold for passing the course
- Get the
external_id
of both the resumed and submitted attempts from Django Admin - As an admin user use the external id of the resumed attempt to send a POST request to the exam review endpoint with a status of
passed
- An alternative is to wait for this review to come back organically (may take 24hrs)
- As an admin user use the external id of the submitted attempt to send a POST request to the exam review endpoint with a status of
suspicious
- Update the review from
suspicious
torules violation
in Django Admin - Validate the exam grade has been overridden to zero using gradebook (tab in instructor dashboard)
- Query read replica to validate the certificate has been marked
unavailable
Useful Queries
- As a learner, enter a timed exam section and complete at least one unit in the exam
- In another browser, navigate to the instructor dashboard and expand the "Student Special Exam Attempt" section
- There should be an attempt by the learner in step #1 with the correct status, exam name, and date.
- The "Actions" column should have one link to "Reset"
- Reset the exam and click yes on the confirmation alert
- Return to the exam as the learner
- You should see the initial interstitial indicating that this is a timed exam
- Enter the exam, any previously completed units should be reset
- Follow steps to start and be removed from an exam due to a connection error, make note of the time remaining. Exam With Error State
- In another browser, navigate to the instructor dashboard and expand the "Student Special Exam Attempt" section
- Find the attempt for learner in step #1. There should be a gear icon in the "Actions" column that unveils two options: "reset" and "resume"
- Click resume and accept the confirmation message
- Return to the learner's browser. Learners should be able to resume and complete the exam
- Follow the steps to put an exam in the error state and submit a resumed attempt as the learner Resume Exam
- Navigate to the instructor dashboard and expand the "Students Special Exam Attempt" section
- Find the attempt for the learner and step #1.
- This row should expand to display two distinct attempts with the appropriate dates and status
- Click the reset button. Both attempts should be removed.
- Return to the learner's browser and return to the exam section.
- The learner should be able to start and complete a new attempt.
- And sure you have a at least one learner in your course that:
- Has not started onboarding
- Has completed onboarding
- Download the course roster using the "Data Download" tab on the instructor dashboard
- A CSV learners can be downloaded by clicking the "Donald profile information as a CSV" button
- Filter the audit learners out of the report
- View the special exams tab and open the "Student Onboarding Status" dropdown
- Ensure all learners in the CSV have a row in the drop down
- Filtering by "Not Started" it includes the learner(s) who has not started onboarding
- Filtering by multiple statuses functions as expected
This is only applicable to Proctortrack courses
- Navigate to the special exams tab within the instructor dashboard
- Expand the "Review Dashboard" dropdown
- The Proctortrack UI is rendered for the correct course
- Allowances