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ProctorU says she's talking. She WAS talking. The professor didn't watch the flagged video, though. Proctoring software doesn't say "fail". It just flags parts

ProctorU says she's talking. She WAS talking. The professor didn't watch the flagged video, though. Proctoring software doesn't say "fail". It just flags parts of the video for human review. Shitty teachers should be blamed. I don't understand the hatred for such software. The alternative would be to take exams at testing centers or campuses. Personal real world experience (I'm an OMSCS student): I was taking a ProctorTrack-proctored exam in a company meeting room. A colleague of mine hadn't read the company chat where I told I was not to be disturbed, and knocks on the door multiple times. I had to tell him to go away. After the exam, I immediately contacted my teachers explaining what happened. Zero problems. Another time, after starting the exam I realized I was in a bad body position (3-hours exam, I was in bed since the bedroom was the least cluttered room) and my back was hurting. I changed position by trying to keep my face in the webcam at all times (but for sure I failed for some seconds) , and again I contacted my teachers afterwards. Zero problems. I'm sure my video was flagged both times.

afandian 6y ago
If the results are that unreliable, can you imagine how many false positives it must raise? And how much load that must put on the supervising staff who likely haven't got as much experience? It almost seems structurally determined to produce low quality results. > I changed position by trying to keep my face in the webcam at all times (but for sure I failed for some seconds) Honestly, even having to attempt that sounds pretty dystopian.
- alanfranz 6y ago
  > Honestly, even having to attempt that sounds pretty dystopian What's the alternative? A local testing center?
  - afandian 6y ago
    Accept that these are extraordinary times and pause. Don't just jump to skeuomorphs. There are surely other options, such as open-book exams, coursework, teacher assessment, predicted grades, deferred assessment?
    - alanfranz 6y ago
      > Accept that these are extraordinary times and pause. I can agree. But what has this to do with ProctorU? Is it ProctorU's fault that a school enrolled with them? And then that a professor didn't use their platform properly?

afandian 6y ago

If the results are that unreliable, can you imagine how many false positives it must raise? And how much load that must put on the supervising staff who likely haven't got as much experience? It almost seems structurally determined to produce low quality results. > I changed position by trying to keep my face in the webcam at all times (but for sure I failed for some seconds) Honestly, even having to attempt that sounds pretty dystopian.

alanfranz 6y ago
> Honestly, even having to attempt that sounds pretty dystopian What's the alternative? A local testing center?
- afandian 6y ago
  Accept that these are extraordinary times and pause. Don't just jump to skeuomorphs. There are surely other options, such as open-book exams, coursework, teacher assessment, predicted grades, deferred assessment?
  - alanfranz 6y ago
    > Accept that these are extraordinary times and pause. I can agree. But what has this to do with ProctorU? Is it ProctorU's fault that a school enrolled with them? And then that a professor didn't use their platform properly?