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What is the most reliable proctoring tool?
Educational institutions are increasingly leaning towards virtual learning. Thanks to proctoring tools, it is possible to simplify and digitalize online evaluation processes.
Proctoring tools allow for the supervision of online exams. This methodology, in addition to facilitating the execution of evaluations wherever the student is located, can be supervised from different places thanks to the use of remote resources.
With the arrival of remote evaluations and through the development of virtual classes, frauds began to emerge linked to identity fraud, plagiarism, consultation with third parties, and access to unauthorized materials or websites.
Without a doubt, the academic field is changing at a rapid pace. In that sense, technology at the service of education is manifested in proctoring tools, which position themselves as an innovative solution, capable of guaranteeing the quality of learning while safeguarding academic integrity.
What types of proctoring exist?
Currently there are three formats:
- Live: a person executes real-time monitoring of each action, so students must have their camera and microphone on at all times. The biggest obstacle is supervising large volumes of students, since it is online proctoring. A number of evaluators proportional to the number of people taking the exam is necessary.
- Recording: records the student's screen and their environment. The exam is available for more detailed manual review, although it is still necessary for evaluators to perform the supervision. This causes the cost of personnel and time to remain high.
- Automated proctoring: software is in charge of supervising the evaluation from start to finish. First, it corroborates the student's identity through biometric data. Then, through the use of artificial intelligence, it verifies the environment (images and sounds), being able to detect anomalies that can be reviewed later.
The difference between this last option and the recording proctoring tool lies in the fact that the automated variant detects what types of anomalies in the image, sound, or screen should be considered as suspicious practices. At the end of the evaluation instance, the monitoring officer receives a report indicating whether they need to review any particular evaluation or not, saving time and cost for any institution.
Which proctoring is the most secure?
Automated proctoring is the most complete option for supervision, since – in case of any irregularity – it prevents the interruption of the evaluation. In this way, only the possible incident is recorded for later review, while the student continues with their exam.
In the event that the actions are attributed to good practices, the evaluation instance and its result will be valid, preventing the student from experiencing a difficult moment. On the contrary, if it is dishonest practices, it will be communicated only to those involved, without that meaning an obstacle for the rest of the people.
Consequently, it is fundamental to highlight the existence of two variants related to this type of proctoring: on one hand there is the automated with browser extension, and on the other, the automated application version.
The first one, that is, the automated proctoring extension, supervises behaviors during the exam but does not prevent incident situations, making monitoring less reliable and laborious for the supervisor in charge of executing manual review in case of possible violations.
On the contrary, with the application version, unauthorized access is blocked, making the evaluation equitable, fair, and secure for all.
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