Gaze detection technology uses computer vision and artificial intelligence algorithms to track the movement of a test taker’s eyes. By monitoring a student’s gaze, online proctors can detect instances of collaboration, distraction, or the use of unauthorized materials, and take appropriate actions.
<p id="">From not being able to validate the <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/8/22374386/proctorio-racial-bias-issues-opencv-facial-detection-schools-tests-remote-learning" target="_blank" id="">faces of people of color</a> to <a href="https://www.rosalyn.ai/blog/online-test-administration-software-cheating-prevention-and-student-dignity-ros" target="_blank" id="">flagging potential cheating</a> because a mother responded to her child during an online exam, problems with remote invigilation abound. But, it doesn’t have to be this way—better engineering and an equity mindset point to solutions.<br></p><p id="">When we say “discrimination,” we are talking about bias. There is the potential for conscious or unconscious biases of the developers in any automated system to encode bias into that system. In the remote proctoring world, these biases may result in people with darker skin not recognized by the system. Students who are neurodivergent with ADHD or Tourette’s may have their symptoms flagged as suspicious behavior. Students working on older computers or low bandwidth connections may be prevented from taking an exam. Remote proctoring discrimination is especially pernicious in AI systems because there is no way to root it out by examining the source code. The source code is an amalgamation of data and algorithms inscrutable to human beings without the proper development methodology.</p><p id="">Developers of online proctoring systems can do a lot to minimize bias in online proctoring systemsand ensure that all students are treated fairly when artificial intelligence systems monitor their test sessions.</p>
<p id="">Once the stuff of science fiction, artificial intelligence has become a part of our everyday lives. But the ethics and validity of AI-driven online proctoring solutions have many students and faculty questioning its reliability. Complex online proctoring AI issues have forced many institutions to wonder: is AI the best choice?</p>
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An advanced remote proctoring solution is critical to the online certification assessment process.
Academic integrity is the foundation of education at all levels, and nowhere is academic integrity put to the test as it is when conducting remote online exams.
With more online exam options than ever before, it may be tempting to choose the least expensive option. But cost should only be one consideration.
When it comes to online proctoring solutions, combatting privacy issues should be a core component.
Colleges and universities need remote proctoring to ensure academic integrity for their online exams. Students, however, report feeling 'spied' on.
Robust innovative solutions provide hassle-free exams and reliable proctoring from the comfort of a student’s home.
Although online remote proctoring has been in use for over a decade by colleges and universities, with campuses closed by the COVID pandemic, a much wider audience of students and professors is getting its first introduction to it. And, to be perfectly candid, some are having reservations.
After a year of online education, many students are questioning if they ever want to go back to the classroom. But are online exams reliable enough?