Respondus Monitor is a fully automated proctoring solution that enables students to take online exams at any time of the day or night, without pre-scheduling.

Students use a webcam to record themselves during an exam. A "startup sequence" guides them through requirements selected by the instructor, such as showing identification or making a short video of the exam environment. Only the instructor can review video recordings and the results of the proctoring session.

Powerful analytics are used to detect suspicious behaviors during an exam session. Video segments with potential exam violations are flagged for the instructor, with an overall risk level assigned to the exam session.

At the heart of Respondus Monitor is a powerful engine that performs a second-by-second analysis of the exam session. The first layer is comprised of computer vision technology that uses facial detection, motion, and lighting to analyze the student and examination environment. The next layer uses data from the computing device (keyboard activity, mouse movements, hardware changes, etc.) to identify patterns and anomalies associated with cheating. Finally, the student's interaction with the exam instrument itself is woven into the analysis, including question-by-question comparisons with other students who took the same exam. In all, Respondus Monitor analyzes dozens of factors, such as whether multiple faces appear within the video frame, or if the person who started the exam switches to a different person along the way. The data then flows into the "Review Priority" system to help instructors quickly evaluate the proctoring results.

Review Priority^TM is a patent-pending method for ranking proctoring results according to the risk that exam violations have occurred. In short, it provides instructors with simple, meaningful results that help them know whether an exam session warrants deeper scrutiny. If wanted, instructors can view the data contributing to the Review Priority result on a video timeline, such as flagged events and key milestones. Review Priority is elegant, functional, powerful.