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Table 3 Staff Survey Questions and Branch Conditions

From: Responding to the COVID-19 emergency: student and academic staff perceptions of academic integrity in the transition to online exams at three Australian universities

Question Number

Question Type (inc. conditional branch origin)

Question

Response Input Field or Selection

Q1.

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Due to COVID19 did you have to move from a standard invigilated exam (e.g. in an exam center) to an alternate assessment format?

• Yes

• No

Branch Condition

If “No” selected, branch to end of survey.

Q2.

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I teach at:

• University 1a

• University 2a

• University 3a

Q3.

Default

My academic discipline is (e.g. Management, Finance, Engineering, Psychology...):

Open response [Multi-line editable text field supplied]

Q4.

Default

My gender:

• Male

• Female

• Non-binary

Q5.

Default

I normally teach in this mode (multiple selections allowed):

• Internal campus based

• External online

Q6.

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I am confident in teaching and assessment using online technology

• Strongly agree

• Agree

• Somewhat agree

• Neither agree nor disagree

• Somewhat disagree

• Disagree

• Strongly disagree

Q7.

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Select one assessment format type that replaced your standard invigilated exam (e.g. in an exam centre):

• Alternate written assessment (e.g. like a mid-semester essay/assignment)

• Timed online/take-home exam (non-invigilated)

• Timed online exam invigilated (proctored)

• Other

Branch Condition

If “Other” selected branch, to Q8.

Branch Condition

If “Alternate written assessment (e.g. like a mid-semester essay/assignment)” selected branch, to Q9.

Branch Condition

If “Alternate written assessment (e.g. like a mid-semester essay/assignment)” selected branch, to Q10.

Branch Condition

If “Timed online/take-home exam (non-invigilated)” selected branch, to Q11.

Branch Condition

If “Timed online/take-home exam (non-invigilated)” selected branch, to Q12.

Branch Condition

If “Timed online exam invigilated (proctored)” selected branch, to Q13.

Branch Condition

If “Timed online exam invigilated (proctored)” selected branch, to Q14.

Branch Condition

If “Other” selected branch, to Q15.

Branch Condition

If “Other” selected branch, to Q16.

Q8.

Conditional - Q7.

Briefly describe the ‘Other’ assessment format you replaced the standard invigilated exam with.

Open response [Multi-line editable text field supplied]

Q9.

Conditional - Q7.

Student cheating is minimised by the format of the “Alternate written assessment (e.g. like a mid-semester essay/assignment)”.

• Strongly agree

• Agree

• Somewhat agree

• Neither agree nor disagree

• Somewhat disagree

• Disagree

• Strongly disagree

Q10.

Conditional - Q7.

Please describe the factors that you think make it easier or harder to cheat in the “Alternate written assessment (e.g. like a mid-semester essay/assignment)” format.

Open response [Multi-line editable text field supplied]

Q11.

Conditional - Q7.

Student cheating is minimised by the format of the “Online timed exam non-invigilated” format.

• Strongly agree

• Agree

• Somewhat agree

• Neither agree nor disagree

• Somewhat disagree

• Disagree

• Strongly disagree

Q12.

Conditional - Q7.

Please describe the factors that you think make it easier or harder to cheat in the “Online timed exam non-invigilated” format.

Open response [Multi-line editable text field supplied]

Q13.

Conditional - Q7.

Student cheating is minimised by the format of the “Online timed exam invigilated (proctored)”.

• Strongly agree

• Agree

• Somewhat agree

• Neither agree nor disagree

• Somewhat disagree

• Disagree

• Strongly disagree

Q14.

Conditional - Q7.

Please describe the factors that you think make it easier or harder to cheat in the “Online timed exam invigilated (proctored)” format.

Open response [Multi-line editable text field supplied]

Q15.

Conditional - Q7.

Student cheating is minimised by the format of the “Other” assessment.

• Strongly agree

• Agree

• Somewhat agree

• Neither agree nor disagree

• Somewhat disagree

• Disagree

• Strongly disagree

Q16.

Conditional – Q7.

Please describe the factors that you think make it easier or harder to cheat in the “Other” assessment format.

Open response [Multi-line editable text field supplied]

Q17.

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I was given clear guidance on what alternate assessment formats could be used?

• Strongly agree

• Agree

• Somewhat agree

• Neither agree nor disagree

• Somewhat disagree

• Disagree

• Strongly disagree

Q18.

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If due to COVID19 you can’t use standard invigilated exams (e.g. in an exam centre) in Semester 22,020, what is your preferred final assessment format:

• Alternate written assessment (e.g. like a mid-semester essay/assignment).

• Online timed exam non-invigilated.

• Online timed exam invigilated (proctored).

• Other

Branch Condition

If “Other” selected, allow Q19.

Branch Condition

If “Alternate written assessment (e.g. like a mid-semester essay/assignment)” selected, allow Q20.

Branch Condition

If “Alternate written assessment (e.g. like a mid-semester essay/assignment)” selected, allow Q23.

Branch Condition

If “Online timed exam non-invigilated” selected, allow Q21.

Branch Condition

If “Online timed exam non-invigilated” selected, allow Q24.

Branch Condition

If “Online timed exam invigilated (proctored)” selected, allow Q22.

Branch Condition

If “Online timed exam invigilated (proctored)” selected, allow Q25.

Q19.

Conditional - Q18.

Briefly describe the ‘Other’ assessment format you would replace the standard invigilated exams (e.g. in an exam centre).?

Open response [Multi-line editable text field supplied]

Q20.

Conditional - Q18.

Please briefly describe the things you did as a teacher to help prepare students for the “Alternate written assessment (e.g. like a mid-semester essay/assignment)” assessment.

Open response [Multi-line editable text field supplied]

Q21.

Conditional - Q18.

Please briefly describe the things you did as a teacher to help prepare students for the “Online timed exam non-invigilated” assessment.

Open response [Multi-line editable text field supplied]

Q22.

Conditional - Q18.

Please briefly describe the things you did as a teacher to help prepare students for the “Online timed exam invigilated (proctored)” assessment.

Open response [Multi-line editable text field supplied]

Q23.

Conditional - Q18.

Please briefly describe what your university did to help prepare students for the “Alternate written assessment (e.g. like a mid-semester essay/assignment)” assessment.

Open response [Multi-line editable text field supplied]

Q24.

Conditional - Q18.

Please briefly describe what your university did to help prepare students for the “Online timed exam non-invigilated” assessment.

Open response [Multi-line editable text field supplied]

Q25.

Conditional - Q18.

Please briefly describe what your university did to help prepare students for the “Online timed exam invigilated (proctored)” assessment.

Open response [Multi-line editable text field supplied]

Q26.

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Moving to the different assessment format resulted in a ___________________ in my workload:

• Significant increase

• Moderate increase

• Slight increase

• Neither increase nor decrease

• Slight decrease

• Moderate decrease

• Significant decrease

 

If “Neither increase nor decrease” selected, allow Q27.

Q27.

Conditional - Q26.

Briefly list the reasons for this change in your workload

Open response [Multi-line editable text field supplied]

Q28.

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Did you need to learn any new skills or update old skills in order to develop and deploy the online exam or alternate assessment?

• Yes

• No

 

If “Yes” selected, allow Q29.

Q29.

Conditional - Q28.

Briefly list the skills you needed to learn of update.

Open response [Multi-line editable text field supplied]

Q30.

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I was given sufficient support to develop and deploy the online exam or alternate assessment?

• Strongly agree

• Agree

• Somewhat agree

• Neither agree nor disagree

• Somewhat disagree

• Disagree

• Strongly disagree

 

If “Somewhat disagree” or “Disagree” or “Strongly disagree” selected, allow Q31.

Q31.

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Please briefly describe the support you think you should have been given.

Open response [Multi-line editable text field supplied]

  1. aNames of the universities have been removed for publication