Blackboard Learn (2025)

FAQs

Can Blackboard tests detect cheating? ›

Beyond SafeAssign, Blackboard also tracks student performance across a variety of metrics. Sudden changes in performance (be they for better or worse) can indicate cheating.

Students and instructors can see that it's a proctored assessment by the assessment title. If you're using a timed assessment, the timer doesn't start for the assessment until the settings for the proctored services have been confirmed.

As an instructor, you can see when your students opened, started, and submitted tests and assignments with the Student Activity report. In general, this feature looks and functions the same whether you're working in an Original or Ultra course.

Proctorio is a remote proctoring service that is used with some classes when you take quizzes and exams in Blackboard. Proctorio may record your webcam, your screen, or other actions during the exam session and share that information with your instructor.

At the time of the exam, the student will access the exam from the Blackboard course to connect to ProctorU. The student's audio/video and computer screen will be recorded throughout the duration of the exam. The session recording is then reviewed by a proctor from ProctorU.

the good news is that teachers actually don't have access to see if students are . tab switching during the exams. the bad news though is that all of this information is still track through blackboard. the only way for them to access it is through their administration.

Online tests are increasingly equipped to detect screen sharing or the use of secondary devices. Advanced monitoring software can detect unusual activities, such as running screen-sharing programs or having multiple displays active, which could be indicative of cheating.

Can Blackboard Detect Copy and Paste? The answer is yes. Safeassign is the tool in the blackboard that checks your work to detect if it is similar to other people's work. If safeassign finds a match, it raises a flag for plagiarism, detects where you copied the work from, and highlights a particular original source.

So, while it doesn't "detect" the phone per se, it can record the act of looking or interacting with it. Audio Monitoring: Some people think about how to cheat on a proctored exam by playing pre-recorded information on their phone. But, if played out loud, the software can detect unusual sounds.

Proctors have the ability to view the screen and utilize the mouse and keyboard as if they were sitting next to you. Once the exam starts, your proctor will monitor everything on the computer screen, but can no longer utilize the your mouse and keyboard.

Can they see you on a proctored exam? ›

A human invigilator may observe the candidates' activity via webcam and screen share. Alternatively, all computer activity, webcam video, and audio may be checked via software. If proctoring record and review has been used, the exam recordings will be reviewed by the service provider after it has finished.

On the View Attempts page, select the grade link in the Calculated Grade column to access the test, your answers, and any instructor feedback.

The Test Information Access Log displays the following information: Date and time. Access type; test start time and individual question. Test time how long it took per question.

Overview of Blackboard's AI detection capabilities

Blackboard uses Turnitin's engine, which keeps getting better at spotting AI-written work. It can also use tools like Copyleaks, with a 98% success rate in detecting AI content. SafeAssign is another tool Blackboard has for checking originality.

Randomize the order of answers

In Settings, select Randomize answers to show Multiple Answer and Multiple Choice answer options to students in a random order. Answers appear in order as you create the test.

To access feedback and grade information, select the test in the content area or My Grades. On the View Attempts page, select the grade link in the Calculated Grade column to access the test, your answers, and any instructor feedback.