DIGITALONLINE EXAMINATIONS IN HIGHER EDUCATION DURING THE CORONAVIRUS PERIOD - A CASE STUDY
1 ONO Academic College (ISRAEL)
2 Bar-Ilan University, Achva Academic College (ISRAEL)
2 Bar-Ilan University, Achva Academic College (ISRAEL)
About this paper:
Appears in: ICERI2020 Proceedings
Publication year: 2020
Pages: 2724-2729
ISBN: 978-84-09-24232-0
ISSN: 2340-1095
doi: 10.21125/iceri.2020.0631
Publication year: 2020
Pages: 2724-2729
ISBN: 978-84-09-24232-0
ISSN: 2340-1095
doi: 10.21125/iceri.2020.0631
Conference name: 13th annual International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation
Dates: 9-10 November, 2020
Location: Online Conference
Dates: 9-10 November, 2020
Location: Online Conference
Abstract:
Background:Higher education institutions had to organize in real time to continue teaching during the coronavirus period. At the end of the semester, the Council for Higher Education announced that, because of the coronavirus crisis, examinations at higher education institutions in Israel will be carried out online. The question was: How can the integrity of virtual examinations be guaranteed in courses with massive student participation?
We present a case study describing the solutions adopted by several academic institutions, and the results obtained with each of the adopted methods.
Methods of carrying out the examination:
• The method was based on the use of two Zoom cameras and mixing of the tested content. The exam was administered based on the Moodle learning platform, with Zoom being used for observation and supervision. The examiner observed the student through two cameras: the first one presenting a frontal view of the student, and the second, a side view. The mixing was between the correct answers and the distractors.
• Use of two Zoom cameras + mixing + safe exam browser (SEB). The exam was taken within a Moodle-based system, with Zoom used for observation and supervision. The examiner observed the student through two cameras, the first one showing a frontal view of the student, and the second one a side view. The Moodle system is accessed through the SEB software. The software provides a controlled browsing environment that allows access only to the exam screen, without the possibility of opening additional screens (software or browsing).
Guidelines for examination integrity:
• Guidelines and warnings were provided at the beginning of the examination.
• Warnings appeared on the computer screen throughout the examination, emphasizing that the test is individual and should not be performed in pairs or groups.
• Warnings were issued that it is forbidden to take pictures of the screen and send or upload the questions anywhere and in any form.
• ZOOM cameras showed that the students communicated through WhatsApp groups during the examination.
• It was revealed that the students were taking pictures of the computer screens, with questions and answers, and sending them to WhatsApp groups.