Edsurge
MAY 27, 2021
The problem, critics say, is that the systems often lead to false-positives, add stress to the test-taking process and invade privacy. This week one large provider of proctoring services, ProctorU, took the unusual step of announcing that it would no longer sell an AI-only proctoring product. “We
Edsurge
DECEMBER 8, 2020
Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), a group of six Democratic senators sent letters last week to three proctoring companies—ExamSoft, Proctorio and ProctorU—inquiring about the technologies they use to monitor users, how they ensure accuracy and what steps they take to protect students’ privacy. Led by U.S.
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Edsurge
APRIL 19, 2017
Rather than spending most of my time time helping people become better online teachers, I have been figuring out how to meet two competing objectives: increase online course offerings and avoid adopting an online proctoring system. Some examples include learning management systems, lecture capture tools, and early online meeting systems.
Edsurge
NOVEMBER 19, 2021
Some say the systems often lead to false-positives, add stress to the test-taking process and invade privacy. They used a feature of the Blackboard learning-management system to randomize questions for an exam in an introductory chemistry course. “We Rethinking the Test Those opposed to automated proctoring cite several objections.
The Hechinger Report
APRIL 26, 2021
Baylor, Boston and Wake Forest universities are among those that have used the Canadian company Kira Talent, which offers a review system that can score an applicant’s “personality traits and soft skills” based on a recorded, AI-reviewed video the student submits. David Weiss, co-founder, Assessment Systems. The University of St.
Edsurge
APRIL 30, 2019
In such a scenario, “we have technology that works behind the scenes, and that information is shown to a proctor, who will make a judgment call” if the system detects anything fishy, says London. Other providers of similar services include ProctorU, Proctorio, PearsonVUE and Krypterion. billion in the U.S.
Edsurge
NOVEMBER 13, 2020
The systems then use algorithms to determine if students are doing anything suspicious, so the professor can later review the footage and user logs to see if students appeared to have cheated. Companies including ProctorU have long offered human test-watchers who sit in call centers and look in on test-takers through their webcams.
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