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Take locked-down tests or quizzes

When you take a locked-down assessment, you cannot open other browser windows or use any other application while you are taking the assessment. For example, you cannot use the online calculator or open a different browser. Question help tools are not available when you are taking a locked-down assessment.

If you are working in your school's computer lab, the Lockdown Browser might already be installed. But if you are working on your own machine, you need to install the Pearson LockDown Browser.

You cannot take locked-down tests or quizzes on your tablet.

the Pearson LockDown Browser is not compatible with the JAWS screen reader. If an assessment is presented in the lock-down browser or you are asked to install the lock-down browser, you will need to complete the assessment on a laptop or desktop system. See your instructor if you need further assistance.

If you ran the Browser Check, you already installed the Pearson LockDown Browser, if it's needed in your course.

When you are taking a locked-down test or quiz, you may see a warning icon on the "Are you ready to start?" page. If so, you need to check whether the LockDown Browser is installed.

collapsedTo check for the LockDown Browser
  1. When you take a locked-down test or quiz, click Check Your Browser on the "Are you ready to start?" page.
  2. On the Check Your Browser page, click View a test page.

    A test window pops up. If you see a "success" message, you already have the LockDown Browser installed. If the page is blank or you see an error message, you need to install the LockDown Browser.

  3. If you didn't see the success message, click Install the Pearson LockDown Browser to open the Browser Check.
  4. Click Install the Pearson LockDown Browser now.
  5. When the LockDown Browser is installed, dismiss the Browser Check and click I am ready to start on the Check Your Browser page to begin taking the test or quiz.

    The next time you take a locked-down test or quiz, you do not need to install the LockDown Browser.

collapsedTo take a locked-down test
  1. Select the test on the MyLab Course Home page.
  2. When prompted, check your browser and install the LockDown Browser, if necessary.
  3. Take the test or quiz, as usual.
  4. If your instructor allows it, you can click the calculator icon in the toolbar to use the LockDown Browser's built-in calculator.
  5. After you submit your test, click Continue on the LockDown Browser page to return to your course and keep working.