Online examinations are considered as alternative forms of examination
In order to further reduce the presence of students (and supervisory staff) in the current Covid-19 situation, examinations can be converted into an alternative form of examination in winter term 20/21 and summer term 2021 (see (opens in new tab)). Among other things, online examinations are permitted. Ergänzungssatzung zu den Allgemeinen Prüfungsbestimmungen
Information from Department II on changing the examination form (in German)
Moodle Exam
The TU-Darmstadt runs its own Moodle instance for computer-based testing: https://moodle-exam.tu-darmstadt.de.
This is to be used for all online exams because the dedicated server capacity is exclusively available for exams. Prepared courses matching your request are also provided there. The tool selection for online exams is also extended compared to that of the and thus are the possibilities in creating exercises. central Moodle learning platform
Variants of online examinations:
Open Book Exams
These examinations are carried out with free use of sources and without supervision. In most cases implemented on Moodle with the activities “Test” or “Task”.
If you plan to offer an Open Book Exam, find out about the provided by the e-learning group in this regard. services
Main responsibility: Department II
Proctored Exams
This form of examination is currently only available as part of a pilot project at the TU Darmstadt. These are examinations in which remote supervision of the examinees takes place, for example with the help of a video conferencing system such as Zoom or through remote proctoring software such as Proctorio.
If you would like to hold a remote proctored exam, please submit a to the e-learning group. This should be done at least 8 weeks before the scheduled exam or 2 weeks before the exam registration deadline, whichever is earlier. request
Main responsibility: E-Learning Group
Services for Zoom examinations
Services for Proctorio examinations
Oral remote examinations (video-based)
Here, the oral examination takes place with the help of a video conference system (e.g. Zoom) provided by the university.
- Recordings are not permitted.
- This form of examination is subject to the . regulations of the Hessian “Verordnung zur Durchführung elektronischer Fernprüfungen” (in German)
- The consent of the examinees is required for this form of examination. Alternatively, they must be offered a face-to-face oral examination at the same time and place at the university.
Main responsibility: Department II
Information from Department II on changes of the examination form to an oral remote examination (in German)