Real Time Data
Using the "View Responses" tab allows teachers to receive real time data as students are completing their assignments. Here is a video going into detail on how this tab works and the type of data you can collect:
Live Presence Indicator
In addition, Formative now offers teachers a way to recognize which students are actively accessing their assignments in real time.
If a student's response is not coming in, you can check the live indicator to see if the student is within the formative assignment at that particular moment or not. Look for the green bubble on the student's avatar/initial icon:
Overlapping Presence / Swipe Awaye Indicator (School & District license feature)
Teachers at organizations with a School & District license have an additional layer of security in the form of the Overlapping Sessions (multiple presence) and Swipe Away Attempts indicator. This icon will be displayed next to a student's name on the teacher's Responses tab when our system detects that the student account has engaged in one or both of the following actions:
The student account logged into the same formative assignment from multiple sessions, and the last seen time either overlaps with another session or is within 5 minutes of the other session.
The student account attempted to swipe away (exit) the LockDown Browser session without submitting the formative or using the exit password.
The Overlapping Sessions / Swipe Away Attempts indicator is a flag for the teacher for review. While overlapping sessions or attempts to swipe away within a formative could be due to students attempting to cheat, it doesn't necessarily indicate cheating. It is always best to check the details for the overlapping user sessions as well as the swipe away attempts to properly identify the situation and act accordingly.
To reveal the information about the overlapping user sessions detected and/or the amount of swipe away attempts, simply click on the bell icon. The information will include:
The Device or Operation System in use
The browser used
The IP address
The time stamps for each session (first seen and last seen)
Number of Swipe Away Attempts (if applicable)
Automatic Pause of Student Session Upon Swipe Away Attempt
If a student attempts to swipe away more than once, the student's formative session will be automatically paused. This is to allow teachers a chance to review the indication and decide how to address the Swipe Away attempt.
To resume their session, teachers will need to unpause it from their Responses tab by clicking on the 'Play' icon next to the student's name. (students can not unpause their own session).
Learn more about pausing and unpausing formative sessions here.
