Rubrics, Assessment and eProctoring in Education

Essay-writing and exam cheating services are getting better at targeting vulnerable students.

In-depth analysis reveals major changes in 10 years of NCEA data.

Assessing students doesn’t have to mean giving a test—an interview or informal chat is often a better option.

A rushed colour print of more than 500 pages, 1100 sides, costs school $500.

Some argue that we should do away with examinations as a means to assessing student capability. This argument has some merit. When was the last time you faced a page of multiple choice questions as your job for the day or had to present complex information in the form of a long hand written response whilst locked in a room separated from the outside world?

New research on plagiarism at university has revealed students are surprisingly unconcerned about a practice known as “contract cheating”.

The term “contract cheating” was coined in 2006, and describes students paying for completed assessments. At that time, concerns over the outsourcing of assessments were in their infancy, but today, contract cheating is big business.

Thoughts about online proctoring have been taking up more of my time and energy than I’d like to admit. Rather than spending most of my time tim

Remote proctoring and other tech-enabled solutions dominate discussion, but quite a few online students still take exams face-to-face -- posing logistical challenges for them and their institutions alike.

Since No Child Left Behind first rumbled onto the scene, the use of a Big Standardized Test to drive accountability and measure success has been a fundamental piece of education reform. But recently, some education reform stalwarts are beginning to express doubts.

Authentic assessment is perceived as being harder to outsource, and has been adopted by many Australian university teachers. But that doesn't mean students won't still cheat on them.

Latest studies indicate one in seven student believed to have engaged in ‘contract cheating’

In South Korea on Thursday everyone will be avoiding words like "fail" or "fall" to avoid causing bad luck for the hundreds of thousands students taking the College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT), South Korea's university entrance exam.

A computer glitch interrupted a pilot Level 1 digital English exam yesterday - which more than 3500 students were registered to take part in.

Students who completed NAPLAN reading and spelling online were disadvantaged compared with those who sat the traditional pen-and-paper tests, a new document reveals.

Ensuring that grades are valid and reliable for all students starts with educators examining their assessment and evaluation practices.

Taking prescription drugs to get an advantage over other students isn’t just unethical, it’s cheating – and the University should treat it as such.

More than 40 university bosses call for companies that write essays for students to be outlawed.