Schools turn to technology in pandemic to catch online cheaters

Schools turn to technology in pandemic to catch online cheaters

By Onlykhabar News Media Mon 12 October, 2020 ( about 5 years ago ) 🎤615 Viewersnational

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced post-secondary instructors to overhaul how they assess students' knowledge.

Crowded exam halls echoing with pencil scratches, rustling papers and supervisors' footsteps have been replaced with solo tests in bedrooms or at kitchen tables.  Some have turned to remote programs that can detect potential cheating by tapping into a test-taker's computer webcam and microphone. Such online proctoring software has met resistance from students at many institutions. if it continues to use the program, add more oversight and safeguards.

She said she's heard of test-takers with darker skin tones, religious head coverings or disabilities being flagged. Georgia Yee, UBC Alma Mater Society vice-president, said Proctorio has raised privacy concerns, made students feel "creeped out" and amped up anxiety.  Mike Olsen, CEO of Arizona-based Proctorio, said he sympathizes with students and teachers who have been forced out of their comfort zones with the abrupt switch to online, but "the university has got to maintain some level of integrity."  Proctorio operates as a browser extension, so students don't have to download anything and can easily disable it after a test. It offers a broad menu of features to faculty,

Students are in their own homes, where some might lack a quiet workspace or reliable internet connection. But there's anecdotal evidence that cheating is up in the COVID-19 era, she said. Eaton said the pandemic should push educators to rethink their approach. "When teachers or profs give a test or an exam, there's usually one variable that's supposed to change -- and that variable is supposed to be the student's knowledge," "It's like it's contaminated," said Eaton. "But people are still testing as if all of those other conditions were still stable." "You need to create a community with your students ... so that they don't think of you as just some bot marking exams off somewhere else."

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By Onlykhabar News Media Mon 12 October, 2020 🎤615 Viewersnational
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