Overview of Proctored Exams
Proctors monitor students while they take exams. They assist with technical issues and provide support. Once an exam starts, proctors monitor screens but cannot use your mouse and keyboard anymore. Proctors view and control your screen and keyboard as if sitting next to you. Screen mirroring enables cheating during remote exams but instructors get notified detecting it.
Online Exam Proctoring
- Visit Prometric, PSI, and Pearson VUE websites to check for online exam proctoring availability.
- Online exam proctoring involves webcam supervision in real time.
- Proctorio stops accessing information post-exam, while ProctorU implements rigorous checks to deter cheating.
Test Proctoring and Cheating
- Proctored exams are monitored by software that tracks desktop activity, webcam video, and audio.
- In-person test proctoring ensures test taker identity and environment integrity.
- Certain methods, like screen mirroring and virtual machine use, can facilitate cheating during exams.
Privacy Principles and Proctoring
- ProctorU follows privacy principles, ensuring transparency in processing Australian user information.
Exam Supervision
Can a proctored exam see you? Proctors can view the screen and use the mouse and keyboard as if sitting next to you. Once an exam starts, the proctor monitors everything on the screen but can no longer use your mouse and keyboard.
Conclusion
Proctors continuously monitor activities during proctored exams, adhering to strict guidelines to uphold exam integrity and prevent cheating.