Remote Exam Proctoring

1. Students

1.1. Some would use the same proctoring requirements if they were giving an exam

1.2. Cameras and microphones during an exam are an invasion of privacy

1.3. Fears of being falsely identified as cheating

1.4. Some unbothered believing that they could cheat without being caught if they wanted to.

2. Technological

2.1. Many courses require cameras for an exam

2.2. Interviewee stated that he needed a test taking device as well as an additional camera to record him during the exam

3. Symbolic

3.1. The camera is a representation of the invasion of privacy and added stress to student during an exam

3.2. Some software has trouble identifying the identity of minorities

4. Remote Proctoring software companies

4.1. Claim that they are being responsible with the data being recorded

4.2. Have to determine what cheating looks like

5. Economic

5.1. Some exams require 2 devices, one to take the exam on and another to record the exam

5.2. Poorer students tend to not have access to as quiet/private testing enviornments

5.3. Average grades for exams are much higher with open note exams

5.4. Some professors require students to purchase remote exam proctoring software

5.4.1. Some students believe this is an unecessay cost

5.4.2. During a pandemic (why this topic is relevant) people tend to have less money

6. Bodily/Identity

6.1. Identifying what students look like when they're cheating

6.2. Some professors record students during exams

6.3. Can you tell someone is cheating by just where their eyes are looking?

6.4. People tend to be distracted easily

7. Professors

7.1. Need a way to minimize cheating

7.1.1. How far to go to minimize cheating?

7.1.2. Try to avoid creating an additionally stressful environment

7.2. Finding alternatives to remote exams

8. Labor

8.1. Some professors watch all students during an exam

8.1.1. Interviewee stated that this is ineffective

8.2. Pre exam room scans

8.2.1. For some students an incomplete scan results in loss of points

8.2.2. During in person exams a proctor is able to scan the room with their eyes

9. Historical

9.1. Online exams are changing the format for some classes

9.2. Some classes are reconsidering why exams are the way they are and if they should remain the same way

10. Educational

10.1. Some students believe that exams are necessary to test students knowledge

10.2. Some of these challenges from remote exams might have solutions that can be applied to in-person exams

10.3. Some software/technology has to be taught how to use

11. STS Questions

11.1. How do remote test proctoring requirements affect different demographics of students differently?

11.2. How should we format exams in an age where nearly infinite knowledge is at our fingertips?

11.3. How can we discourage cheating without the use of remote exam proctoring methods/technologies?

12. Context

12.1. A room scan is what would happen during an in-person exam

12.2. Different classes are testing different things which has different requirements for fair testing