Why do We Need a Proctor?

What is proctor?

Proctors are people who monitor students during an examination. (North American)
Proctors are officers (usually one of two) at certain universities, appointed annually and having mainly disciplinary functions. (British)
According to research, in England this title was used in the following principal contexts:
In law, a proctor is a historical class of lawyers, and the king's (or queen's) proctor is a senior government lawyer.
In religion, a proctor represents the clergy in the Church of England dioceses.
In education, a proctor is the name of university officials in certain universities.
In the United States, the word "proctor" is used mostly to describe someone who oversees/supervises an examination.
With rapid education institution development and an increased number of certification programs and exams, proctors play an important role in ensuring exam integrity. Proctors ensure that students are held to the same standards whether on campus or remote.

What is the difference between online proctoring and in-class proctoring?

In general, in order to ensure exam integrity, both types of proctors are need to catch academic dishonesty, such as:
Cheating: when examinees use or attempt to use unauthorized materials
Plagiarism: representing the words or ideas of another person as one's own
Fabrication: information falsification or invention
Assistance: using help of others

In-class proctoring

In a physical setting, a proctor takes care of:
Test guidelines explanation and monitoring
Exam papers distribution
Time tracking
Catching academic dishonesty
Use of any unauthorized materials during an exam

Online proctoring

An online proctor takes care of:
Video/audio assistance
Online test-takers’ identity authentication
Ensure the candidates don’t use any restricted websites or apps
Prevent the use of any unauthorized materials during an exam

Why are online proctors necessary?

In short, without a proctor, online exams cannot be legitimized, and students cannot be accurately accredited.

Online examinations, certifications, and talent assessments tests are a new norm. More and more educational institutions prefer online exams to the traditional in-class progress check. Companies are increasingly using online talent assessments to hire employees as well.

How can one ensure results from online-conducted exams are as valuable? Are online exams too lucrative to pass? While cutting the cost of expensive manpower of exam proctoring offline, we need to be sure that the online exam integrity is topnotch.
Without proper online monitoring policies, test-takers can easily fall for unfair practices.
While online education has made the learning process more convenient, it has also made exams more susceptible to cheating. Online proctors and AI proctoring softwares are here to defend oniline exams.
To make the shift to online proctoring smoother for the test-takers, Examus has options to choose from: subsequent proctoring, live proctoring, and automated proctoring.

What is subsequent proctoring?

Subsequent proctoring is a type of online proctoring wherein images and logs are recorded or captured during an online test under a recording mode. This gathered information will be sent to a proctor who will view the complete recording to find if there is any suspicious activity the candidate might have engaged in.

What is live proctoring?

Live proctoring is a live exam setting type of online proctoring. An online proctor watches over a participant throughout the exam. The proctor can intervene at any time if she notices anything suspicious. You need to book the exam in advance to see if there's a proctor available to invigilate you.

What is automated proctoring?

Automated proctoring is a software used to detect any instances of possible fraud. It is able to detect whenever different software is opened or if there's another person present in the room.

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