Canvas Quiz Solver

[DeteesWuber]

Hi,

I just wanted to ask if anyone is familiar with this Google Chrome extension "Canvas quiz solver": https://canvasquiz.com/ It automatically answers canvas quiz questions based on an algorithm.

I imagine there are a lot more AI extensions out there for cheating on a Canvas quiz. Do you have any experience with these features and any ideas on how to deal with them if we want to use Canvas as an exam platform?

Thank you.

[Gabriel33]

My university has a lab with monitored computers for exams which I use, and should help stop students from installing extensions. At the same time, if I catch someone managing to use it, I don't think the conduct office would care enough to even allow me to lower their grades, so it's more of a security theater.

Some universities may use locked browsers, such as LockDown Browser. I don't have any experience with it and don't know if it stops specifically this extension, but I believe it should.

I guess an admin could experiment with changing some of the things it probably looks for in the quiz page's HTML. An instructor could also try making the quiz less readable for a scraper, but that might also break screen readers.

[dbrace]

Hello @DeteesWuber,

You would need to do one of the two options that @Gabriel33 suggested:

1. use a "testing center" at your school
2. use a virtual proctoring solution such as Respondus LockDown Browser (along with its optional Respondus Monitor for webcam and microphone recording) or Honorlock

The only other option would be to use a one-on-one proctor and a computer that has reduced functionality to reduce the likelihood of cheating.

-Doug