How to Deal with Loopholes in Online Exams?

Technology is a double-edged sword, While bringing convenience to people’s lives, it is also used for things that do not comply with rules or morals. Online exams become more and more popular, there are more and more proctoring software on the market. That means many candidates use loopholes in online exams to cheat. There is a film Bad Genius, which is about a girl with a super memory who used the loopholes of the regional jet lag to cheat for the rich children to make huge profits. For online exams, cheating seems easier. Many schools don’t have anti-cheating monitoring for online exams, which makes it easy for candidates to cheat and makes the exams meaningless.

However, with the development of technology in recent years, anti-cheating monitoring software on the market has become mature. There is an online exam system called Online Exam Maker in China can not only create test papers, but also provide monitoring services for online exams.

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Prevent others from taking exams for candidates

There is a feature called face recognition in Online Exam Maker. Candidates need to be tested by the system when they enter the exam, so that they enter the exam successfully.

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Forbid to find answers

There are two anti-cheating features in the Online Exam Maker to prevent candidates from leaving the exam page to search for answers. One is the anti-cutting screen, and the other is the full-screen feature. If candidate opens a new tab during the exam, he will receive a warning from the system. The full-screen feature means candidates’ computers are always in the state of full-screen. At this situation, candidates are required to close the web page and social media software. Candidates can exit the full-screen pattern only the exam is over.

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Prevent plagiarism

Teachers can choose a random grouping mode when create the exam, so that each exam is different of each candidate.

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Prevent assistance from those around candidates

Because there is no teacher to invigilate the online exam, many candidates will ask for help from those around them. However, the system can test candidates’ environment. For example, if the candidate’s face disappears, multiple faces appear, the test environment is too loud, etc., the system will warn the candidate.

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The intelligent monitoring system can effectively help to deal with the loopholes in the online exam. If you are also interested in this multi-functional online exam system, please click the “Sign up” button at the top right of the page to learn more about its functions.