The presentation introduces a randomized assignment generator tool developed by Virtual High School (VHS) to address issues of academic integrity as student enrollment increased. The generator utilizes the randomized folders feature in the quizzing tool to create unique assignments for each student by drawing from a bank of questions. The presentation provides instructions on setting up assessments using the generator by configuring properties, restrictions, assessments, submission views, and table of contents. It was found to initially reduce instances of academic integrity but a more robust solution was later needed as enrollments continued growing.

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Assignment Generator
October 29, 2015

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Presenter

4. Today’s Agenda
• Introduction to Virtual High
School (VHS)
• Methodology
• Findings
• Discussion
Randomized Assignment Generator

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What is VHS?
2003
Ministry
Recognition
Grade 11
Biology
Internet
Outdated
Textbooks

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Where we are now
37 staff 100+ teachers 6000 students

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Students
Typical Student
- Greater Toronto Area
- 1 or 2 Grade 12 courses
- Prerequisite requirement for post-secondary or
current high school
Other Students
- International
- Teenage professionals
- Homeschoolers
- Mature students

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Assessments
Test
• Time limits
• Multiple choice
• Short answers
Assignments
• No time limit
• Work towards a product
• Delivered on a standard HTML page

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Academic Integrity
Increased enrollments meant increased instances of Academic Integrity Related issues
Problem:
How do we
maintain a well-
rounded
assessment
approach of tests
and assignments,
while providing
each student with
a unique task or
set of questions?
Solution:
Provide different
assignments for
each version of
the course
Results
This eliminated
some instances of
AI for a short
period of time. As
enrollments
continued to
increase we
realized we need
something more.

10. Solution: Utilize the randomized folders in the
quizzing tool to create a unique assignment for
every student
The Randomized
Assignment Generator
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The Goal: Use the randomized quizzing tool
to mimic the assignments that are on the
standard HTML page

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Question Bank
- Use Multi-Select Questions
- All questions require text in the
Question Text Box and at least one
Option
- All options are checked as correct
- Templates

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Properties
- Add/Edit Questions using the same process as a Quiz set up
Assessment Set Up

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Properties
- Insert iframe that displays the Assignment Box in the
Introduction section
Assessment Set Up

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Assessment Set Up

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Properties
- Insert iframe that displays the Instructions in the Page Header section
Assessment Set Up

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Properties
- Insert iframe that displays the Instructions in the Page Footer section
Assessment Set Up

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Restrictions
- Change the time limit so students have continuous access to the
assessment
Assessment Set Up

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Assessment
- Do not associate the Assessment with a Grade Item
Assessment Set Up

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Submission Views
- Change the display of the submission
Assessment Set Up

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Naming Conventions

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Table of Contents

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Results
Curriculum
Coordinators
Teachers
Administration

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Recreating the Generator
• Create randomized folders in the
quizzing tool with your assignment
questions
• Set up your assessments using the
Properties, Restrictions, Assessments,
and Submission views explained today
• Set up the quiz under the table of
contents

24. Randomized Assignment Generator
Emily Douwes
Emily.Douwes@VirtualHighSchool.com

25. Thank-You