No Evidence of Cheating Found for Two Online Open Book Exams With Different Time Limits
No Evidence of Cheating Found for Two Online Open Book Exams With Different Time Limits
What is this Research About?
What did the Researchers Do?
What did the Researchers Find?
→ How to Implement this Research in Your Classroom
Online open-book assessments are an alternative to traditional supervised exams. In this study, the researchers did not find evidence of cheating on either a 50-minute mid-semester or 4-hour end of semester online open book exam which both consisted of long answer application questions. Students left more questions blank on the shorter mid-semester exam which may suggest that students did not have enough time to complete the exam or were unsure how to prepare for the first open-book assessment of the semester. Instructors can provide guidelines to support students when they prepare for assessments that may have question formats or exam formats that are new to students.
→ Citation
Ng, C.K.C. (2020). Evaluation of academic integrity of online open book assessments implemented in an undergraduate medical radiation science course during COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences 51 (4), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmir.2020.09.009
→ Keywords
- Academic Integrity
- Online Open Book Assessment
- Cheating
- COVID-19
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Snapshot Writer: Mara Goodyear
Snapshot Publication Date: 2021
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