Aisha Kamran, a Junior at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a member of Rosalyn’s Student Advisory Board, had her computer bricked by an overly aggressive remote proctoring service.
"It took over my entire computer. I got a Mac in the first place so I could airdrop, message, and have my computer connected to my iPhone. The proctors’ system came in and disconnected it completely. Somehow my whole iCloud was deleted, including my photos. They shouldn't have to control my laptop completely. You can see it changing your entire settings. I tried to change it back to default, and it didn't work out."
Kamran had to send her laptop back to Apple to have it sorted out.
Reddit is also replete with anecdotes of overly aggressive proctoring.
A page of online examination stories from WGU shares anecdotes where students had their exams stopped after being flagged for innocuous behavior.
These online test administration examples point out that there are real impacts of overreach in remote proctoring technology. Beyond concerns for test-taking anxiety and unease at being observed while taking exams, taking too little care evaluating the intrusiveness of proctoring systems can take more than an emotional toll. To be more confident of choosing online test administration software with monitoring that is not too intrusive, select a system that only asks for the minimum permissions needed to invigilate the test and nothing more.
Invoke the personal agency of the student in configuring the test computer and the disposition of the test session data. Students want to feel at least a modicum of control of the online exam process and that the invigilation process is responsive to their actions.
Choosing online test administration software with monitoring that is not too intrusive is easier if you start with the principles of minimization and personal agency. At Rosalyn, we follow these principles throughout the development of our proctoring platform.
A great example of this effort is the founding of Rosalyn’s Student Advisory Board (SAB). A first in the industry, this panel of undergraduate students from esteemed institutions all over the world advises the company on the student experience of taking proctored exams. Insights from the SAB help shape the design of our proctoring solutions and ensure that we balance the control we exert over the test environment with respecting students’ rights, dignity, and agency.
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