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The best way to prevent cheating in an online test is to set a strict time limit. That way its harder for them to look up the answers on Google etc. The problem
by sh4rks 4y ago
The best way to prevent cheating in an online test is to set a strict time limit. That way its harder for them to look up the answers on Google etc. The problem then is that a student may experience technical difficulties out of their control. For cases like that, students should be able to appeal for extra time.
- PeterStuer 4y agoBut this introduces a stronger bias for being fast regardless of wether you cheat or not. That is not always what you want.
- jamesrr39 4y agoThis might work for things you have to remember off the top of your head, where you have e.g. 10 seconds to write answer, but it doesn't really work when you have longer questions requiring some kind of working which take more than a minute to work out. I also think that the "extra time for technical difficulties" is going to be very hard to prove or disprove and would lead to very arbitrary decisions.
- Broken_Hippo 4y agoThey already do this with some tests, both online and in person. If it isn't generous enough, it generally harms folks that are being careful with answers while cheaters can cheat. The cheaters just have to be prepared.