Everyone wants to know the best way to proctor an exam. There isn’t one. Every qualification carries its own purpose, stakes, candidates and constraints, so the useful question is not which model is best, but which model fits, and whether you can explain why you chose it.
There is no universal definition of secure enough. The answer depends on what the task exposes, what is at stake if the result is wrong, and the scale you are working at. The third article in The Proctoring Question sets out how to match the control to the risk, and what it costs when you get it wrong.
A new partnership adds device-level security to the Cirrus range. Institutions can now run supervised exams on candidates’ own laptops without giving up control of the machine.
Behind every AI-generated proctoring flag sits a human reviewer making the final call. When the queue grows faster than the team can think, consistency erodes, and with it the defensibility of your outcomes. The second article in The Proctoring Question turns the camera onto the review process itself, and sets out five practical things to get right.
Choice feels inclusive, but choice is not inherently fair. In part one of The Proctoring Question, our series on the future of remote proctoring, we look at why fairness across delivery routes must be designed rather than assumed, and pose six questions every assessment organisation should answer frankly.
Rethinking High-Stakes Exams in an Age of Technological Assistance With assessments submitted and marking and ratification processes about to begin, discussions about cheating and integrity will again take centre stage.
Security, accessibility, authenticity, fairness. Each is a reasonable expectation. Together, they pull assessment design in very different directions, and the tensions do not simply resolve themselves.
We sat down with Justin Depuydt, Director of Strategic Partnerships at Proctorio, to discuss online assessment security, new features in proctoring technology and the delicate balance between preventing cheating and creating positive exam experiences.
This edition of Hidden Gems is all about randomisationoptions in Cirrus: how to mix things up so that every candidate sees a unique version of your exam. When done right, it not only protects your content, but also helps preserve the fairness and integrity of your assessments.
In our recent roundtable on AI and assessment, experts explored a fascinating question: where do we draw the line between support and cheating in an AI-driven world? The conversation revealed surprising insights about student behavior and what the future of testing might look like.
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