YuJa Verity Test Proctoring Platform – “Quartz” Released to US, CAN, AUS, and EU Zones

We have successfully pushed an update to all instances residing in the United States, Canada, Australia, and the European Union. This update includes text and audio chat for the Live Proctoring, a new accessible design for Verity’s proctor settings, new restrictions to disable right-clicking and printing, the option to enforce screen recording, view website links visited by students, a redesign of the Verity Browser Extension, updated list view of Profiles, and overall usability enhancements.

 

  1. Verity Live: Integrated Text Chat for Automated Browser Extension and Lockdown App Proctoring
    For live proctoring sessions, proctors and students can communicate with each other through our built-in chat feature.
    Chat messages between a proctor and a student.
  2. Verity Live: Audio Chat for Automated and Lockdown App Proctoring
    Proctors and students can communicate with each other during a live assessment by establishing a two-way audio connection.
    Icon of two people talking with headsets.
  3. New Accessible Design for Verity’s Proctor Settings
    We have redesigned the Verity proctor settings to better suit smaller screens. By designing smaller UI elements and reorganizing each proctor setting, instructors can easily view and navigate to their desired settings on any screen size.
    Verity Options menu.
  4. Screen Recording Is Now an Optional Proctor Setting
    Instructors can enable our screen recording feature on a per-assessment basis to provide proctoring features that are only necessary for paper-based assessments within a remote environment.
    Record Screen option within Quiz Restrictions.
  5. Enhanced System Check to Enforce Screen Recording
    To increase security measures, the Verity System Check will now require students to share their entire screen instead of having the option to share a tab or window for recording.
    The Windows option to select the screen to record.
  6. Review a List of Websites Visited by Students
    Instructors can enable Record Web Traffic to track and review specific websites visited by each student during an assessment.
    Websites a student has visited can be seen in the Verity Results table.
  7. Flagged Event for Server Disconnections
    In cases where a student’s device may become disconnected from Verity’s servers, such as losing internet connection, Verity will flag the issue for instructors to review.
    Verity's Course Settings option to adjust the flag level of Connection Interrupted.
  8. Automated Proctoring: Flagged Event for When Webcam Feed Goes Dark
    If Verity cannot detect a student’s environment for reasons such as a covered webcam, the event will be flagged for instructors to review.
    Video feed for an assessment goes black. The option to re-enable their camera appears.
  9. New Automated Proctor Setting: Disable Right-Click
    Similar to our built-in feature to disable right-click in the Lockdown App, instructors can now prevent students from using the right-click function during their Automated assessments.
    Verity Quiz Restriction to disable right-click.
  10. New Automated Proctor Setting: Disable Printing
    Instructors can now prevent students from using the print function during their Automated assessments.
    Verity Quiz Restriction to disable print.
  11. Choose to Enable Manual ID Verification
    Instructors can select manual ID verification in favor of AI-enhanced verification when reviewing student IDs.
    A student is holding their card up to the camera to manually take a picture.
  12. Launch the Verity Portal from the Redesigned Browser Extension
    We have provided a more modern look to the Verity Browser Extension and have included direct access to the Verity Portal through the new Launch Portal button.
    Verity's new browser extension UI features a button to launch the Verity portal.
  13. Search for Profiles Within the New List View
    Instructors can access a dedicated window to view and select profiles, which includes a searchable list to quickly find their desired profile.
    A list view of profiles created.
  14. Overall Usability Enhancements
    Verity is committed to providing the best experience for instructors and students, which is why we’ve been hard at work providing some usability enhancements, such as:

    • The new Exemptions UI provides an at-a-glance view of the number of students who have been exempted from Verity.
    • The System Check will automatically skip steps that are not required.