Talk:Exam Proctoring Technologies

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Length

This article is over 1000 words (including headings and references). You have met the word count requirement of 1000 words.

The current length is appropriate, with minimal repetition and a good level of detail overall.

Structure

The article is well organized and includes all 3 major components of a good article:

  • an opening paragraph that summarizes the issue
  • the body of the article in one or more sections
  • statements are backed up by references to reliable sources

Opening paragraph

The opening paragraph provides a good amount of information about the rise in popularity of exam proctoring software (COVID-19) and some monitoring mechanisms. While these provide a reader with ample background on use cases of exam proctoring software, a reader who isn't familiar with such software may be confused. A description of the purpose and mechanisms of online proctoring software would be very helpful here, see Online Proctoring on Wikipedia for an example. I'd also recommend making a distinction between human-proctored exams (where a remote human proctor watches the webcam and screen capture) and AI-monitored exams (like Respondus LockDown Browser with camera).

Body

The "Ethical Concerns" section, and the three ethical issues presented, are on-point and fairly detailed.

However, as I mentioned above, I recommend adding a section on how proctoring software works for both students and instructors. Your readers might not be familiar with exam proctoring software, so a general description would be very helpful. You may want to include a description of how a student can start an exam, what software is installed, what information the software requests, etc. Also, you may want to look into how potential "cheating" events are communicated to an instructor.

Clarity

Objective reporting