We have been using Examsoft for years and have not witnessed, heard, or suspected any cheating similar to what you describe. Most of our students who use Examsoft use all of the available time for an exam. The only test security we use is that we have students sign out on a sheet of paper if they leave the room more than 10 minutes before the end of the exam. We can then check Examsoft to see that those students did not work on the exam after they signed out.

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David

David Raeker-Jordan
Legal Methods Professor
Widener University Commonwealth Law School
3800 Vartan Way, PO Box 69380 Harrisburg, PA 17106-9380
717.541.1996



On Tue, Jun 30, 2015 at 1:50 PM, Jackson, John Mark <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Not exactly a TBL question, but could use some opinions.

We will implement computer based exams this fall. Students will take the
exam on their own device. We are using ExamSoft.

Our concern is mostly how to ensure test security. We have 140 students in
a lecture hall. How do folks handle ³checking in² on the student to make
sure the test is submitted and cannot be altered before the student leaves?

After submission, a big green box shows on student¹s screen to show they
have submitted and cannot access the exam anymore. We have considered
having the student show us the screen and check off a roster, or simply
showing us the screen without checking anything off. But we are concerned
that a student could, while we are distracted by a student question or a
long line of ³checkouts², simply take their device outside the class, look
something up, and either come back in to complete or submit the test from
the lobby.

Any advice?

Thanks,

John Mark

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John Mark Jackson, OD, MS, FAAO
Southern College of Optometry
(901) 722-3314
@johnmarkjackson

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