Quizzes

Throughout the semester, you will take 6 quizzes (50-minute) that will have a mixture of short questions and short coding questions (similar to the questions that appear in your HW, L, GA and practice assessments). You will have a Practice Quiz open 9 days prior to each quiz. Your actual quiz will be generated using the same question pool used to generate the practice quizzes, with the exception of the coding questions. The practice quiz will be unavailable starting at 11am during quiz day.

Students that have accommodations for quizzes must submit their Letter of Accommodation before Sept 3rd: https://forms.illinois.edu/sec/1528734110

Quizzes will take place online during lecture time on Thursdays 12:30pm-1:30pm. Students with valid reason (for example, the ones located at a different timezone or with a time-conflict override) will be able to take the conflict quiz, scheduled later in the same day at 8pm Central Time. To request the conflict quiz, submit this request form https://forms.illinois.edu/sec/1814595834 by Sept 3rd. Note that students will be assigned to the conflict time for the entire semester. This is not a per-quiz request!

The quizzes will be completed online, some with Zoom proctoring, and some without proctoring. If you prefer to take the quiz in the classroom (CIF 0035), (for example, you may have other classes before or after CS 357 and want a quiet place on campus), you can use this request form https://forms.illinois.edu/sec/1162875858. Note that in a similar way as with the conflict quizzes, these requests are due on Sept 3rd, and the location assignment will be the same for the entire semester.

Academic Integrity

These quizzes will follow the CS honors code and UIUC Academic Integrity policies. You will be expected to comply with the Student Code, and the course policies provided below.

CS 357 online quiz policies:

Do not:

  1. Have someone else in the room with you. If this is impossible, let your proctor know at the beginning of the exam and refrain from talking with other people.
  2. Turn your video off on Zoom.
  3. Leave the room.
  4. Access prohibited sites/applications on your computer. These include any type of messaging system where you can communicate with others during the quiz.
  5. Use your phone/tablet for anything other than running Zoom for proctoring. You can't use your phone/tablet to do the exam itself.
  6. Use a virtual background.

Do:

  1. Enter the Zoom meeting at 10 minutes before the start of the exam.
  2. Make sure your display name is correct. (We need to know who you are!)
  3. Have your scratch paper and writing utensils within reach.
  4. Keep your microphone muted once the exam has begun.
  5. If needed, communicate with proctor using private chat on Zoom after testing has started, so as not to disturb others. Only communicate with proctors if you are having technical issues. Proctors will not be able to help you with clarification about the quiz.
  6. If you enter the meeting after testing has started, use private chat on Zoom so as not to disturb others.

Allowed materials during all quizzes:

  1. Pens, pencils, erasers, and blank scratch paper. You are not allowed to use physical books, notepads, or any type of printed or hand-written document.
  2. A laptop/computer for logging into PrairieLearn to complete the quiz.
  3. A phone or tablet for running Zoom for proctoring. You cannot use a tablet to digitally ink your exam response or as scratch paper.
  4. Online and digital resources, such as your electronic course notes, course reference page, general websites such as wikipedia and stackoverflow.

You must not communicate with anyone about quiz content during the quiz period, staring from 12:30pm Central Time on the quiz day (Thursdays, as listed on the schedule) and finishing at 9:30pm on the same day. All office hours will be also canceled during this period. No questions should be posted on CampusWire, or any other digital space, discussing quiz content.

Students that violate any of the course policies will face penalties as provided by campus rules regarding academic honesty. Academic integrity infractions, harassment, and discrimination of any kind will not be tolerated. See the University's Student Code, Article 1, Part 4. Please see the Students’ Quick Reference Guide to Academic Integrity for more details.

How to get ready to take the quiz

Get yourself and your workspace ready:

  1. Use the restroom beforehand
  2. Make sure you have all the items you will need (loose-leaf scratch paper, pencils, other course-approved materials)
  3. Make sure you are alone and others will not enter the room. If this is impossible, let your proctor know at the beginning of the exam and refrain from talking with other people. It is also okay to have people around you if you are at CIF 35.
  4. Make sure all your devices are charged, and that you have phone chargers and power outlets nearby.

How to get access to your quiz

Since we are not using CBTF this semester, we will be using PrairieTest to get access to your PrairieLearn quizzes.

When you get access to the quiz, you will no longer have access to other PrairieLearn assessments. You will still have access to other websites, and can use any online resource that does not involve communicating with others (no messaging apps are allowed)

You can go to https://www.prairietest.org and check your quiz reservations. You must use your @illinois.edu email. You should be able to see your quiz start time, the quiz duration, and a note about your accomodations, if you have any.

We are having three types of quiz format: in-person, online with zoom proctoring, and online without proctoring.

1) Students taking the quiz from CIF 35

Students taking the quiz in-person will see the following registration information in PrairieTest:

in-person-demo

Make sure you always check this page before your quizzes, to see if you have the correct registration, especially the session type and accommodations (if any). Arrive at the classroom 5-10 minutes before the quiz start time. A proctor will be at the classroom door around 12:15pm.

  • Bring your ID to check-in with the proctor.
  • Find a seat at an empty table. We may have 4-5 tables where two students will be sitting at opposite sides, however all the other tables should have only one student.
  • Go to PrairieTest. You should see a link to start the exam at the top of the screen. Click the link.
  • If you try to go to this link before getting checked-in (outside of the classroom), you will not get access to the quiz.
  • For students that were correctly checked-in at the door, they should get access to open the quiz starting at 12:30pm (when the proctor officially starts the quiz).
  • The quiz will close at 1:30pm (60 minutes from the start of the quiz).
  • You can click to “End exam” once you are done, before you leave the classroom.

Students taking the quiz online with Zoom proctoring

Students taking the quiz online with Zoom proctoring will see the following registration information in PrairieTest: zoom_registration

A few minutes before the quiz start time:

  • From your phone/tablet device, go to PrairieTest. You should see a link to start the exam at the top of the screen. Click the link.
  • You will see the message “Join this Zoom meeting now”
  • Connect to your assigned Zoom using this device.
  • Put the device far enough away from you to capture your face, screen, and work area in the same shot on Zoom. Check this link for examples of how to position your phone.
  • From your computer/laptop, go to PrairieTest to take your quiz. Before the start time, you will see a message “Please wait for your proctor to start the exam session”.
  • The exam session will be open at 12:30pm (or 8:00pm for the conflict quiz).
  • Once the exam session is open, you will see a message “Your exam is now ready”. Click “start exam”.
  • You will get a link to your quiz next to “Open your exam:”. This will automatically take you to the PrairieLearn assessment.
  • You can start the exam on your own until 15 minutes after the exam start time. After that, you will need to request the proctor to start the exam for you. Note that you will not receive extra time to complete the quiz. The exam will close after 60 minutes from start time.
  • Do not leave the Zoom meeting until you complete your quiz. If you disconnect from the Zoom meeting, the proctor will remove your access to the quiz.
  • Once you finish your quiz, you should click “End exam”, and then you can leave the Zoom meeting.

Students taking the quiz online without proctoring

Students taking the quiz online without proctoring will see the following registration information in PrairieTest: unproctored_reservation

  • Go to PrairieTest. You should see a link to start the exam at the top of the screen. Click the link.
  • Prior to quiz start time at 12:30pm, you will see a message “Your exam is scheduled to start at…”.
  • After the start time, you will see a message “Your exam is now ready. Click “start exam”.
  • Once the exam session is open, you will see a message “Your exam is now ready”. Click “start exam”.
  • You will get a link to your quiz next to “Open your exam:”. This will automatically take you to the PrairieLearn assessment.
  • You can start the exam on your own until 15 minutes after the exam start time. After that, you will no longer able to take the quiz. Note that you will not receive extra time to complete the quiz. The exam will close after 60 minutes from start time.
  • Once you finish your quiz, you should click “End exam”.