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Online Proctoring for Remote Examination: A State of Play in Higher Education in the EU

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Technology Enhanced Assessment (TEA 2017)

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We present some preliminary findings of the Erasmus+ KA2 Strategic Partnership project “Online Proctoring for Remote Examination” (OP4RE). OP4RE aims to develop, implement and disseminate up to par practices for remote examination procedures. More specifically, OP4RE strives to develop guidelines and minimum standards for the secure, legal, fair and trustworthy administration of exams in a remote location away from physical exam rooms in a European context. We present findings and issues regarding security, cheating prevention and deterrence, privacy and data protections as well as practical implementation.

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  1. Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences, Department of Research and Theory in Education, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1105, 1081 HV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Silvester Draaijer

  2. School of Computer Science, Centre for Computer Science and Informatics Research, Hertfordshire University, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, UK

    Amanda Jefferies

  3. Dienst onderwijsontwikkeling, diversiteit en innovatie, Universiteit Hasselt, Martelarenlaan 42, 3500, Hasselt, Belgium

    Gwendoline Somers

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Draaijer, S., Jefferies, A., Somers, G. (2018). Online Proctoring for Remote Examination: A State of Play in Higher Education in the EU. In: Ras, E., Guerrero Roldán, A. (eds) Technology Enhanced Assessment. TEA 2017. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 829. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-97807-9_8

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