Presenters: David Chatham, Dean of Academic Technology and Justin Sherrill, AT Professional, CCCOnline

Session Explores the Technology of Student Verifi cation to Assure Test Security and Confi rm Student Identity.

SECURING ONLINE TESTING WITH BIOMETRIC SIGNATURE-ID (BSI)

Securing Online Testing with Biometric Signature-ID

• Background of Online Testing Security• Establishing Trust with Our Partner Colleges• Review of Available Technology for Test Security• BSI Process and Integration with CCCOnline courses• Demo of the BSI process in our courses

Background of Current Testing Security

How bad is the problem of test security?

What do you think?

Background of Current Testing Security – commercial appeal?

Background of Current Testing Security – local Craigslist services

Background of Current Testing Security – more sophisticated sites

Background of Current Testing Security – current prices

Background of Current Testing Security – who cheats?

Baird (1980) found 75.5% undergraduates in several majors

Meade (1992) reported 87% in various majors at top universities

Park (2003) Minimum of 50% of students are cheating

McCabe (2005) counted 70% of 50K undergraduates from ‘02-’05

Background of Current Testing Security - happens on-campus and online

Marshall University Study Academic Dishonesty Assessment

• Classroom 1/3rd and Online 1/3rd Cheated at some time…

Cheating in the Digital Age: Do Students Cheat More in Online Courses? George Watson and James Sottile, Marshall University - Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, Volume XIII, Number I, Spring 2010, University of West Georgia, Distance Education Center

Background of Current Testing Security – Plagiarisms Detection

Survey StatementLive classes Percentage

Online classes Percentage

I have cheated on an assignment, quiz, or a test.

32.1% (185) 32.7% (130)

I have been caught cheating. 4.9% (28) 2.1% (8)

I have submitted others’ work as my own. 6.5% (37) 4.4% (17)

I have copied another student’s work without their permission and submitted it as my own.

4.2% (24) 1.8%  (7)

I have knowingly copied passages from an article or book directly into a paper without citing it as someone else’s work.

13.2%  (75)  5.0% (19)

I have used a term paper writing service to complete an assignment.

5.3% (30) 2.1% (8)

Students Self-Reporting Dishonest Behaviors for Live and Online Courses.

Background of Current Testing Security – Test Cheating

*Or having someone else take the test was not included that question.

Survey StatementLive classes Percentage

Online classes Percentage

I have cheated on an assignment, quiz, or a test.

32.1% (185) 32.7% (130)

I have been caught cheating.4.9% (28) 2.1% (8)

I have had someone give me answers during a class quiz or test. *

18.1% (104) 23.3% (91)

I have received answers to a quiz or test from someone who has already taken it.

33.2% (193) 20.3% (78)

I have used instant messaging through a cell phone or handheld device during a quiz or exam.

3.0% (17) 4.2% (16)

Students Self-Reporting Dishonest Behaviors for Live and Online Courses .

Establishing Trust with Our Partner Colleges – options available

• First Option: F2F Proctored testing on campus• Logistics issues for testing around the state• Travel problems for students

• Second Option: Online testing best practices• Timed tests to defeat open book or Google answers• Random question generator to mitigate passing answers

around • More essay, short answer tests – harder to handle without

knowing the subject• Authentic testing involving problem solving and applied

learning {Future}

• Third Option: Technological documentation / authentication

Establishing Trust with Our Partner Colleges – options available

• First Option: F2F Proctored testing on campus• Second Option: Online testing best practices

• Third Option: Technological documentation / authentication• Lab Reports – Originality Checking, TII• Science kit labs -- Photograph stages of experiments • Identity Authentication or Remote Proctoring

Review of Available Technology for Test Security - Attributes

Important attributes of the solution:

• Assure the student’s identity• No extra cost to student• Predictable cost for us• No extra technology for student• Runs on the students current network• Runs on pc, phone, tablet, etc.• Available 24/7• Available without appointment• No added responsibility to instructorsor follow-up

Review of Available Technology for Test Security - Comparing Solutions

Attributes Live Video

Proctor

Passive Video

Proctor

Biometrics

Assure student’s identity Y Y Y

No extra cost to student N Y Y

Predictable cost to CCCO Y Y Y

No extra technology N N Y

Runs on all networks N N Y

Works on pc, mobile devices

N N Y

Available 24 / 7 Y Y Y

Available w/o appointment

N Y Y

No instructor responsibility

Y N Y

BSI Process and Integration with CCCOnline courses

• Pilots in two courses SP 14• No major issues for students or instructors• Some technical issues during creation resolved before FA 14

• Full Production FA 14• Nine Science Courses :• BIO111, 201, 202

• CHE111

• PHY111, 112, 211, 212, 213

• One Math Course: MAT 121• Licensed 3,000 students for FY 15

BSI Process and Integration with CCCOnline courses

BSI Process and Integration with CCCOnline courses• Demonstration of BSI ID process

Presenters: David Chatham, Dean of Academic Technology and Justin Sherrill, AT Professional, CCCOnline

Session Explores the Technology of Student Verifi cation to Assure Test Security and Confi rm Student Identity.

SECURING ONLINE TESTING WITH BIOMETRIC SIGNATURE-ID (BSI)

CCCOnline Enrollments – `02 to`14

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 130

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EnrollmentsTotal Undup Headcount

Platinum ReportingUsing a neural net analytics technology, BSI is a leader in capturing activity surrounding an authentication event over time. comparing user activity over time, a rich feature set of multidimensional data is produced; Suspicious Activity (SAR) and Suspicious User (SUR)

Our software captures many aspects of the user experience and compares this using averages to develop a comprehensive analysis of the clients’ user base. Using forensics, behaviors such as identity fraud, user experiences and when and how users log in have been identified.

Sample analysis includes: • Custom detail report of all activity/group• % perfect enrollment, • What user accessed and when• Avg # password resets,• Avg # devices used and avg accuracy, • Comparison of user experience over time,• Average # of IP addresses uses/user, • # users sharing the same IP, • Avg time to share IP, • Avg # of validations, • # of common passwords, • Any fail to enroll, • # users with suspicious activity, • # of users logging from multiple IP

addresses, • Attendance since enrollment,• What ISP is being used,• Create top lists suspicious users,• and other metrics are measured and

compared.

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Biometric Signature ID

BSI Reporting – User Friendly

Background of Current Testing Security

Students Self-Reporting Dishonest Behaviors for Live and Online Courses.

Survey Statement Live classes Percentage

Online classes Percentage

I have cheated on an assignment, quiz, or a test. 32.1% (185) 32.7% (130) I have been caught cheating. 4.9% (28) 2.1% (8) I have submitted others’ work as my own. 6.5% (37) 4.4% (17) I have had someone give me answers during a class quiz or test.

18.1% (104) 23.3% (91)

I have received answers to a quiz or test from someone who has already taken it.

33.2% (193) 20.3% (78)

I have used instant messaging through a cell phone or handheld device during a quiz or exam.

3.0% (17) 4.2% (16)

I have copied another student’s work without their permission and submitted it as my own.

4.2% (24) 1.8% (7)

I have knowingly copied passages from an article or book directly into a paper without citing it as someone else’s work.

13.2% (75) 5.0% (19)

I have used a term paper writing service to complete an assignment.

5.3% (30) 2.1% (8)

Red = TurnItIn / Blue = Best Practices : Technology and assessment strategies

Establishing Trust with Our Partner Colleges

• System colleges handle in different ways• CCCO Needs to balance security without creating barriers• Create test banks that are extensive and random• Look at different assessment strategies to avoid high-stages testing• See what technology can offer