Samsung Enters Test Proctoring Space
Plus, Quizlet leader writes about the future of education. Plus, new anti-cheating app in South Africa.
Issue 86
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Samsung Previews Proctoring Software
Technology heavyweight Samsung has reportedly developed, and is previewing at the Consumer Electronics Show, new anti-cheating proctoring software called PROBA. A TikTok user has a very short video about it.
According to the reporting and the video, PROBA uses AI to detect movements of a test-taker, flagging suspicious activities for review. That’s pretty standard for AI-driven, automated proctoring which means Samsung’s version may be better or different, but what it does probably isn’t.
Samsung’s offering is also very late in this space as the AI movement tracking technology has been around in test security for more than a decade. It’s also curious in that at least one big proctoring provider has publicly shut down its services that use AI alone to flag possible test violations (see Issue 28).
New Anti-Cheating App in South Africa
I’m late to this news but an anti-cheating tool called The Invigilator App is gaining use in South Africa.
According to the brief news blurb:
It uses non-invasive Artificial Intelligence (AI) to prohibit collusion and cheating. 400 000 users made use of the app for their remote examinations. South African institutions pay per student for unlimited use per year. The app allows examiners to choose from a variety of photo authentication and speech recording tools, matched to the level of security required for each assessment.
I’m not sure what “non-invasive” AI is, and, after a scan of the app’s website, I am a bit skeptical it can do what it claims. Even so, I’m glad to have new and innovative integrity solutions available. Misconduct is a moving target and the more people, the more tools we have to address it, the better.
Quizlet Leader Shares Thoughts on Education Technology for 2022
Rahim Hirji, the UK Country Manager for cheating provider Quizlet, wrote a piece on what he thinks is the future of “the education and edtech sector.”
For that piece, Quizlet is surrealistically described as:
the global learning platform that provides engaging study tools to help it’s 60+ million monthly active users practice and master whatever they are learning.
The article is bland, offering insight such as:
Traditionally, in the past, the education sector across the board has suffered from a lack of funding, and that has hit institutions really hard, especially when it comes to digital tools and the investment in technology.
Traditionally - you know, in the past - schools lacked funding.
Nice.
Anyway, the piece never mentions cheating or academic integrity and is another example of cheating providers desperately seeking credibility and legitimacy.
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