Respondus Faculty Survey Results

Survey Response At-A-Glance

Invited Faculty Users

332

Faculty Survey Respondents

33

Survey Response Rate

9.9%

Survey Response Summary

Respondents by Classification

Classification Number Percent
Tenure-track Faculty (TF) 23 69.7%
Instructional Faculty (IF) 7 21.2%
Clinical Faculty (CF) 1 3.0%
Graduate Assistant (GA) 2 6.1%
Civil Service (CS) 2 3.8%

Respondents by College

College Number Percent
Business (CBUS) 15 45.5%
Health and Human Sciences (CHHS) 8 24.2%
Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) 6 18.2%
Education (CEDU) 3 9.1%
Engineering and Engineering Technology (CEET) 1 3.0%

How long have you been using Respondus?

Length of Time Used Number Percent
Less than 1 semester 7 21.2%
1-2 semesters 7 21.2%
3-4 semesters 3 9.1%
2+ years 16 48.5%

Why do you use Respondus?

Use Purpose Number Percent
Maintain academic integrity 32 97.0%
Proctored testing 14 42.4%
Attendance during exam in large course  14 42.4%
Required by department/program 2 6.1%
Other 2 6.1%

For which assessments do you primarily use Respondus LockDown browser?

Assessment Types Number Percent
Only major exams / summative assessments 23 69.8%
Only for formative assessments 5 15.1%
All assessments 5 15.1%

For which assessments do you primarily use Respondus Monitor?

Assessment Types Number Percent
Only major exams / summative assessments 19 57.6%
I don't use Monitor 7 21.2%
For all assessments 4 12.1%
Only for formative assessments 3 9.1%

Respondus Faculty Sentiment

Strongly Disagree (SA) Disagree (D) Neutral (N) Agree (A) Strongly Agree (A)
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Respondus is easy for instructors to set-up 1 3.0% 4 12.1% 1 3.0% 9 27.3% 18 54.5%
Respondus provides sufficient exam security 0 0.0% 4 12.1% 5 15.2% 13 39.4% 11 33.3%
Students find Respondus easy to use 1 3.0% 5 15.2% 6 18.2% 11 33.3% 10 30.3%
Respondus is reliable and functions as expected 1 3.0% 2 6.1% 3 9.1% 15 45.5% 12 36.4%
Respondus provides useful post-exam data 0 0.0% 4 12.1% 7 21.2% 12 36.4% 10 30.3%

How essential is Respondus to your teaching?

Essentiality Number Percent
Indispensable 15 45.5%
Very helpful 5 15.2%
Moderately helpful 8 24.2%
Occasionally helpful 4 12.1%
Not necessary 1 3.0%

Do you recommend that NIU allocate financial resources to renew our Respondus license next year?

Recommend Number Percent
Yes 23 69.6%
No opinion 9 27.2%
No 1 3.1%

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