Online testing and proctoring don’t have to be hasslesome anymore, thanks to AI

Remotely conducted tests are considered inherently problematic for several reasons. Amongst other issues, the possibility of cheating in exams has always been the main concern for educational institutes while planning such tests for their students. To rectify these problems, the (then) novel concept of online proctoring was used by institutes to make their exams cheat-proof. Despite its apparent benefits, online proctoring came with its own set of problems. Understandably, learners and their parents have their apprehensions surrounding student privacy and data security. This is where the use of AI in online proctoring enters the conversation. One by one, AI eliminates the common issues related to online test conduction and proctoring in the following ways:

100% cheat-proof tests

An AI-enabled proctoring system monitors a candidate closely during a remote test. Based on the student’s movements, the system assesses whether they are ethically taking the exam or not. If any suspicious activity is detected, the student receives a warning. After multiple warnings, the system flags the candidate for cheating. In such instances, students can be debarred from the examination (depending on the institute’s decision). As a result, AI successfully removes cheating possibilities from online exams by constant behavioral analysis of test-taking candidates.

Zero privacy-related issues

AI-enabled online proctoring systems go out of their way to prevent a privacy breach during an online exam. Firstly, such systems do not make it mandatory for exam candidates to provide a 360-degree background check of their environment to their assigned proctor. Secondly, the proctors and exam supervisors cannot view a candidate’s body from head to toe (students are only monitored up to the shoulder-level). As a result, AI-enabled online testing software eliminates the so-called ‘creep factor’ from remotely taken tests.

Detailed proctoring reports 

As specified earlier, the proctoring software closely analyzes a candidate’s behavior during an online test. Based on this monitoring, a report is compiled. After the completion of the test, the student receives the report. Both students and proctors receive automated alerts during the test. These reports can be revisited by learners, parents, and teaching staff later. All the actions of the candidate are enlisted on the report with timestamps. Such reports paint a clear picture of the candidate’s behavior during their online examination. Besides making the report, the system allows proctors to relay instructions to candidates throughout the test.

As we can see, AI corrects nearly every hassle associated with remotely proctored tests. uLearn’s proctor software for exams is designed to make the online examination process easier for students and institutes. You can contact us to know more about our diverse host of services and pricing models.

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