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Protecting Academic Integrity in K-12 Online Exam Environments

Secure Testing. Anytime. Anywhere.

Virtual School Symposium 2012

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About Software Secure

Software SecureFounded 1999HQ in Newton, Massachusetts(www.softwaresecure.com)

Solutions for secure, convenient and scalable exam integrity wherever or whenever exams are administered - with different robust security models for variable kinds of computer-based exam.

Solutions for Higher Education, K-12 and Certification Organizations- Classroom and Distance Learning Environments - Assures integrity of test conditions with patented technology- Authenticates student ID with biometrics and proprietary monitoring system- End-to-end exam administration services

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Secure Test Solutions

Software Secure provides a spectrum of solutions that protect the integrity of test conditions and the authenticity of the student, while providing end-to-end exam administration services.

Remote and Classroom TestingProducts & Services

Remote Proctor PRO & NOW Video Review Services Securexam Browser Securexam Student Planet SSI

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Authentication - how do you make sure a student is who they say they are?

Security - how do you make sure students are taking exams honestly?

Convenience - how do you offer flexible and secure options?

Cost - how do you make all of the above fit your institution’s (or the student’s) bottom line?

K-12 Online Challenges

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Online Exam Proctoring Solutions

On-demand solution for distance learning exams - proctored by computer and

webcam, authenticating the ID of online students.

Gold-standard proprietary hardware and software solution that delivers total

security for self-service examinations and prevents cheating.

Digital solutions that assure true exam integrity for all distance learning exams.

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Remote Proctor PRO – Total Exam SecurityAddresses every area of exam security by authenticating his/her identity and controlling a student's computer while watching and listening to the exam environment.

Integrated Hardware & Software Components: Remote Proctor Pro : Hardware device that

uses biometrics to authenticate the identity of the test-taker, records all sound, and videos a 360-degree view of the exam environment.

Securexam : Patented software which provides access to computer-based exams while simultaneously locking down the desktop by preventing access to all other non-examination materials or applications

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Remote Proctor NOW – Anytime. On-Demand. Utilizes existing webcam and microphone

that test-taker already owns- they can be taking a test in less than three minutes!

Records webcam view, audio and desktop to ensure compliant exam conditions

No need to schedule time or rely on a proctor’s schedule to take a test

Cost effective method to provide remote test proctoring all for about $15 per exam

Each test is reviewed by multiple certified review specialists to catalog exam policy violations

Can work with any test delivery system

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1. Access software

2. Select your exam

3. Verify identity

4. Take your exam

Webcam-Based Proctor: How it Works

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Exam Monitoring: Remote Proctor Methodology

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Records webcam view, audio and desktop to memorialize each exam session Reputable Reviewers - Certified Review Specialists Multiples: Three sets of eyes review each exam session Catalogs exam policy violations to assure compliance with exam policies

Exam Session recordedStudent monitored Desktop recorded

Reviewers: 3 sets of eyes review each exam

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We work with almost any LMS:

Remote Proctor Solutions can be easily integrated with your Learning Management System, creating a natural extension of the applications your institution already has in place.

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Clay Virtual AcademyProgram Type: Virtual K12 – Progress Monitoring Test (FCAT)

Objective: Offer convenient and secure online testing

Challenge: Must be easy to use for wide range of students

Proctoring Before: Testing Centers, Drive to campus

Solution: Remote Proctor NOW

Case Study

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Clay Virtual Academy Offers Remote Proctor to Secure Virtual Exam Environment

Challenge:With more than 300 full- and part-time students who take virtual education courses, needed an alternative to avoid having parents drive children to a centralized brick and mortar site for testing. Remote Proctor NOW was an ideal solution for Clay as it fit their criteria for being the most convenient, secure and cost-effective solution.

Results: Convenience - enable students to pursue virtual K12 education. Easy to use for students and convenient for parents Faculty and students satisfied that cheating isn't occurring Positive feedback from faculty, students and IT Integrity of the Progress Monitoring test (FCAT) protected Simple and lowest cost solution for online exam proctoring

Case Study

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Time Savings:“This has saved me an hour’s drive to take my son to a testing center.”“This opportunity allowed me to stay home with my sick mother rather than hiring a nurse to care for her while I drove to campus to take the exam.”

Ease of Use:“The proctor software seems to work well and is very convenient for taking tests online.”“Can log in to my test in under 5 minutes - anyone with basic knowledge of computer systems can easily access the program with instructions and practice.”

Privacy:“ Remote Proctor is not intrusive”“Convenience of remote proctoring outweighs my concern about being monitored.”

Cost:“I’ve saved on babysitting fees and parking by being able to take the test from my house.” “I have had to pay up to $50 to take tests at a test center, and leave work early. With this system, I’ve simplified my test taking, and saved money.”

Students who demand flexibility are grateful for the Remote Proctor option . . .

Student Feedback

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Customers using Remote Proctor today

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The Pathway to Online Integrity

• Step 1: Explicitly state expectations

• Step 2: Reinforce ethical climate with prevention.

• Step 3: Be consistent and follow through with consequences.

• Step 4: Utilize assessment design.• Step 5: Create a learning

environment that minimizes cheating opportunities.

McNabb and Olmstead (2009) Journal of Online Learning and Teaching Vol. 5, No. 2Hulsart and McCarthy (2011) The Journal of Continuing Higher Education, 59:92–96

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Balancing Priorities

Login/ID password, scheduled location

Login/ID, Password, anytime,

anywhere

Security

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Cost

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Remote Proctor NOW, Anytime,

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Remote Proctor NOW

Scheduled location

Remote Proctor PRO, scheduled

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Remote Proctor PRO

Anytime, anywhere

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Why Software Secure?

More convenient No need for students to schedule a proctor - On

demand testing 24 hours a day, 7 days a week More affordable

On average 40% cheaper than other proctoring technologies

More secure Exams are reviewed on a 1:1 basis and we have

complete video and audio records of exam experience

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For more information, please contact:

Software Secure Sales [email protected] | (617) 340-6381

Follow us: @Software_Secure

Secure Testing. Anytime. Anywhere.