He couldn’t use SMOWL, a popular proctor software, due to its limitation of offering long-form, written answers and programming the responses his students required. IE University professor Manoel Gadi, an expert in risk and fraud analytics, wanted to conduct his second online Data Science Challenge. The problem: the need to spot cheating while respecting privacy Is it possible for universities to conduct online tests without breaching the test takers’ rights? We students at IE University are looking for the solution. But as the digital transformation of the education sector is catalyzed by the pandemic, students and universities are facing a dilemma: protecting privacy while preventing cheating. But how can we trust students not to cheat during an online exam? According to research by Woldeab and Brothen, students with high test anxiety perform worse in a proctored online setting. Digital proctoring companies used this opportunity to increase sales of their surveillance tools. The COVID-19 pandemic has shut down schools and universities around the world, and institutions have had to swiftly adapt to online lessons and exams.
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