Proctoring

Posted by John Kleeman Over Halloween, I’ve been reviewing how often it seems that test center administrators or proctors have been shown to help candidates cheat at exams. It’s scary how often this appears to happen. Just a couple of weeks ago, a BBC television investigation reported widespread cheating at... Read More

Posted by Chloe Mendonca A key to SAP’s success is ensuring that the professional learning path of skilled SAP practitioners is continually supported – thereby making qualified experts on their cloud solutions readily available to customers, partners and consultants. In a world where current knowledge and skills are more important than... Read More

Posted by Austin Fossey I recently spent time looking for research studies that analyzed the security levels of online and in-person proctoring. Unfortunately, no one seems to have compared these two approaches with a well-designed study. (If someone has done a rigorous study contrasting these two modes of delivery, please let... Read More

Posted by John Kleeman As explained in my previous post Online or test center proctoring: Which is best?, a new way of proctoring certification exams is rapidly gaining traction. With online proctoring, candidates takes exams at their office or home, with a proctor observing via video camera over the Internet.... Read More

Posted by John Kleeman A new way of proctoring certification exams is rapidly gaining traction. This article compares and contrasts the old with the new. Many high-tech companies offer certification exams for consultants, users and implementers. Such exams often require candidates to travel to a bricks-and-mortar test center where proctors... Read More

Posted by John Kleeman Encouraged by public interest and increasing statutory controls, most large organizations care about and report on environmental sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions. I’ve been wondering how much online assessments and the wider use of e-learning help sustainability. Does taking assessments and learning online contribute to the... Read More

Posted by John Kleeman Assessment security has been an important topic at Questionmark, and that was echoed at the Questionmark Users Conference in Napa last week. Here is some advice I heard from attendees:  Tip 1: It’s common to include an agreement page at the start of the assessment, where... Read More

Posted by Julie Delazyn Thomas Edison State College (TESC) is one of the oldest schools in the country designed specifically for adults. The college’s 20,000+ students, many of them involved with careers and families, live all over the world and favor courses that enable online study. In setting up online... Read More