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ONLINE SECURED TESTING IN DISTANCE EDUCATION/DISTANCE LEARNING

The Distance Education Testing Dilemma

Until recently, assessing student knowledge in a Distance Education/Distance Learning (DE) environment has been a challenge at best. While the online learning experience itself has become ubiquitous, affordable and of very high quality, online testing has not kept pace. As a result, organizations have explored different alternatives for evaluating students including e-portfolios, papers, projects, and quizzes. Some institutions have utilized assessment centers that are often crowded, costly, and inconvenient. Other organizations have avoided secure testing all together. However, the pressure to find a way to test students securely in DE programs is increasing.

Test Securely Anywhere, Anytime

KRYTERION, Inc., developed Webassessor(TM), an online secured testing technology, that allows a student to test wherever they live, learn or work.

Secure testing means that:

  • The "right" people are taking the test (Webassessor authenticates them).
  • Webassessor deters and detects cheating during the testing process.
  • Test questions remain protected – ensuring the integrity and security of your program (and your brand)!
The Solution

Webassessor, a secure test administration and test delivery system, has been a proven technology for the development and delivery of tests around the world for the last six years. KRYTERION has now coupled this established technology with exciting new technologies for authenticating students, deterring and detecting cheating, and securing test items.

This advanced Webassessor solution combines the strengths of proctoring and human judgment with the power of pattern recognition algorithms and authentication technologies – to ensure the most secure, accurate and convenient testing possible.

This Webassessor solution includes:

  • Patent-pending Webassessor Sentinel(TM) security technology, including digital photographs and Webassessor Sentinel Keystroke Analytics(TM), which verifies the identity of the individual taking the test. More accurate, more affordable, and less intrusive than fingerprinting, the patented technology of Sentinel Keystroke Analytics measures the keystroke rhythms of a user and develops a unique biometric template of the user's typing pattern for future authentication.
  • Data forensics that continuously measure and assess test security risks such as cheating and piracy.
  • An online proctoring option that allows DE students to take a test securely, wherever they are, as long as they have access to a web browser, a webcam, and broadband access to the Internet. For those students who don't have broadband access, they can find a more traditional testing station within a reasonable distance from their home.
The Organization

The uniqueness of KRYTERION's online, secured testing solution stems from the strengths of its founders.

  • Drake International: The founder of Drake Prometric adds a long history of test delivery and a legacy of testing innovations.
  • Caveon Test Security: The market leader in test security brings leading-edge test security technologies.
  • Cito: Based in the Netherlands, Cito contributes a wealth of online testing experience and a valuable global perspective.

In this joint venture, we've combined our technologies and expertise to offer something completely different to the market – an online, secured testing solution that is long overdue. KRYTERION's vision is to continue to adopt new technologies to make the testing process increasingly more secure, more accessible, more affordable, and more accurate.

The Value Of The Webassessor Solution

The Webassessor solution offers you an alternative to other more costly and less secure methods, while bringing you an innovative tool to measure student knowledge more effectively. By utilizing this new approach, your organization will continue to enhance your brand and increase the quality, credibility, and integrity of your DE program.

The benefits to your organization include:

  • The ability to add secure testing to your arsenal of assessment alternatives
  • Convenient testing options for your students
  • A lower cost and more convenient testing alternative (versus the assessment center model)
  • A more secure testing environment using Webassessor Sentinel security technology and online proctoring
  • Less opportunity for collusion between a not-so-reputable proctor and not-so-reputable student
  • Complete control over and access to your test items, test result data, and other test information
  • Integration to course management and student information systems
  • Test item security through data encryption and additional security techniques
  • Reduced cost for test publishing and republishing

 

"The need for convenient and cost effective online testing is a growing issue for distance education. When you consider the increasing legislative requirements for student authentication - the need becomes acute."

Nancy Mattoon
Specialist, Distance Education
KRYTERION, Inc.

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