Proctoring

Proctoring — screenshot pending

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The problem

Online quizzes are easy to game — a second person off-camera, a phone, a switched tab, a copy-paste. Third-party proctoring services are costly and send student video off-site, and you still can’t easily prove an attempt was taken with integrity.

The solution

Proctoring adds AI-assisted invigilation to any Moodle quiz without an external service. It captures webcam images, detects issues in real time, scores each attempt for trust, and gives teachers a report with an image gallery and a violation timeline.

Key features

Webcam capture

Snapshots are taken at a configurable interval during the attempt, with a few extras when a possible issue is detected.

Real-time detection

Face absent, multiple faces, tab switching, leaving fullscreen, and copy-paste are detected — face detection runs in the browser.

Trust score

Each attempt starts at 100; violations deduct points by severity. Scores are colour-coded (green ≥ 80, amber 60–79, red < 60) for quick triage.

Detailed reports

A violation timeline, an ordered image gallery, and a trust-score breakdown by violation type — filterable and exportable to CSV.

Part of your LMS

Proctoring is a Moodle quiz access rule — it appears in quiz settings alongside the built-in restrictions (password, IP, time delay). There’s nothing separate to launch; you switch it on per quiz.

Guide

How to use

Enable on a quiz (teachers)

1. Open your quiz and go to Settings.
2. Find Extra restrictions on attempts.
3. Turn on Enable proctoring, adjust the per-quiz options, and save.

Taking a proctored quiz (students)

You’ll agree to a consent screen, pass a short camera check (browser access, face clearly visible, exactly one face in frame), then take the quiz with a small live camera indicator on the page. Flagged behaviour shows a brief warning and a running count.

Full walkthroughs: For teachers · For students · Admin settings.

Features

Per-quiz options:

Option	Default	What it does
Capture interval (seconds)	Site default	How often a webcam snapshot is taken.
Detect tab switching	On	Logs when the student leaves the quiz tab.
Require fullscreen	Off	Requests fullscreen and logs exits.
Enable face detection	On	Detects face absent / multiple faces (in the browser).
Require consent screen	On	Students must agree before starting.
Grace period (seconds)	5	How long a face must be absent before it counts.
Auto-submit on violations	Off	Auto-submits after a set number of critical violations.
Block mobile access	Site default	Prevents starting on phones/tablets.
Notify teacher	On	Messages you when an attempt scores below the threshold.

Reports include a per-quiz attempts list (start time, duration, trust score, violation counts — filterable and CSV-exportable) and an attempt detail view with a violation timeline, image gallery, and score breakdown.

FAQ

Does it use an external proctoring service?

No. Detection runs in the browser and data stays in your Moodle — there’s no third-party service and no student video sent off-site.

How does the trust score work?

Each attempt starts at 100. Every violation deducts points based on severity, and repeated violations add up. The result is stored with the attempt and colour-coded in the reports.

Can students take a proctored quiz on a phone?

Usually no — proctored quizzes can be set to block mobile access, and this is on by default site-wide.

What personal data is captured, and for how long?

Webcam images and a consent record. A daily scheduled task deletes images older than your retention period (default 90 days), and it’s built around Moodle’s Privacy API for data export and right-to-erasure.

What happens if a student declines consent?

They can’t take the quiz. The consent screen explains what’s captured, how long it’s kept, and who can see it before they start.