12-12-2018, 02:11 PM
I am sure it's possible for someone to try to cheat with their phone while telling the proctor that they don't have one, or that it's in the other room.
But what happens when someone really doesn't have one? What are people supposed to do, go purchase a prepaid phone just so they can take a proctored exam?
It's a dumb rule. If the only way proctors at ProctorU can prevent students from cheating is by seeing a phone (who's to say they don't have another one in their lap to cheat with, too?) then maybe ProctorU isn't such a good service after all.
I already can tell they are trying to 'watch' several students at once anyway. I would think it would be harder to cheat on RPNow, when a proctor is reviewing after the fact and can pause/rewind to inspect suspicious movements etc.
Online education is still in its infancy and I hope that as things progress, the methods used will also improve.
But what happens when someone really doesn't have one? What are people supposed to do, go purchase a prepaid phone just so they can take a proctored exam?
It's a dumb rule. If the only way proctors at ProctorU can prevent students from cheating is by seeing a phone (who's to say they don't have another one in their lap to cheat with, too?) then maybe ProctorU isn't such a good service after all.
I already can tell they are trying to 'watch' several students at once anyway. I would think it would be harder to cheat on RPNow, when a proctor is reviewing after the fact and can pause/rewind to inspect suspicious movements etc.
Online education is still in its infancy and I hope that as things progress, the methods used will also improve.
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