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ETS Research Institute, 2024
ETS experts are exploring and defining the standards for responsible AI use in assessments. A comprehensive framework and principles will be unveiled in the coming months. In the meantime, this document outlines the critical areas these standards will encompass, including the principles of: (1) Fairness and bias mitigation; (2) Privacy and…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Assisted Testing, Educational Testing, Ethics
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Topuz, Arif Cem; Saka, Eda; Fatsa, Ömer Faruk; Kursun, Engin – Smart Learning Environments, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic caused many educational institutions in the world to switch to the distance education process, and this process was called "Emergency Remote Teaching". This urgent transition process has caused many problems in educational environments. One of the problems is the subject of measurement and evaluation. Along with the…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Distance Education, Student Evaluation
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William Belzak; J. R. Lockwood; Yigal Attali – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 2024
Remote proctoring, or monitoring test takers through internet-based, video-recording software, has become critical for maintaining test security on high-stakes assessments. The main role of remote proctors is to make judgments about test takers' behaviors and decide whether these behaviors constitute rule violations. Variability in proctor…
Descriptors: Computer Security, High Stakes Tests, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Esra Pinar Uça Günes; Nuray Gedik; Mehmet Ali Isikoglu; Baris Yigit; Ihsan Günes; Ayfer Beylik – Open Praxis, 2024
The primary objective of this manuscript is to examine the online assessment and exam security procedures during the pandemic, with a particular focus on higher education. In this context, the study investigates the measures employed by instructors, the challenges they encountered, and the strategies they employed to overcome these challenges in a…
Descriptors: Tests, Distance Education, Supervision, COVID-19
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Yishen Song; Qianta Zhu; Huaibo Wang; Qinhua Zheng – IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies, 2024
Manually scoring and revising student essays has long been a time-consuming task for educators. With the rise of natural language processing techniques, automated essay scoring (AES) and automated essay revising (AER) have emerged to alleviate this burden. However, current AES and AER models require large amounts of training data and lack…
Descriptors: Scoring, Essays, Writing Evaluation, Computer Software
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Paiva, José Carlos; Leal, José Paulo; Figueira, Álvaro – ACM Transactions on Computing Education, 2022
Practical programming competencies are critical to the success in computer science (CS) education and go-to-market of fresh graduates. Acquiring the required level of skills is a long journey of discovery, trial and error, and optimization seeking through a broad range of programming activities that learners must perform themselves. It is not…
Descriptors: Automation, Computer Assisted Testing, Student Evaluation, Computer Science Education
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Jun-Ming Su – Education and Information Technologies, 2024
With the rapid growth of web applications, web application security (WAS) has become an important cybersecurity issue. For effective WAS protection, it is necessary to cultivate and train personnel, especially beginners, to develop correct concepts and practical hands-on abilities through cybersecurity education. At present, many methods offer…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Information Security, Computer Security, Web Sites
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Tsai, Cheng-Ting; Wu, Ja-Ling; Lin, Yu-Tzu; Yeh, Martin K.-C. – Educational Technology & Society, 2022
With the rapid increase of online learning and online degree programs, the need for a secure and fair scoring mechanisms in online learning becomes urgent. In this research, a secure scoring mechanism was designed and developed based on blockchain technology to build transparent and fair interactions among students and teachers. The proposed…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Online Courses, Computer Security, Scoring
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Lam, Tsz Yiu; Dongol, Brijesh – Interactive Learning Environments, 2022
The properties of a blockchain such as immutability, provenance, and peer-executed smart contracts could bring a new level of security, trust, and transparency to e-learning. In this paper, we introduce our proof-of-concept blockchain-based e-learning platform developed to increase transparency in assessments and facilitate curriculum…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Web Based Instruction, Instructional Innovation, Electronic Learning
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Purpura, James E.; Davoodifard, Mashad; Voss, Erik – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2021
The online placement test for the Community English Language Program (CLP) at Teachers College, Columbia University has been administered in a computer lab since 2015. While most of the components of this placement exam system are online, including registration, exam delivery, scoring, and score reporting, the COVID-19 pandemic elevated the need…
Descriptors: Student Placement, Language Tests, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
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Choi, Ikkyu; Hao, Jiangang; Deane, Paul; Zhang, Mo – ETS Research Report Series, 2021
"Biometrics" are physical or behavioral human characteristics that can be used to identify a person. It is widely known that keystroke or typing dynamics for short, fixed texts (e.g., passwords) could serve as a behavioral biometric. In this study, we investigate whether keystroke data from essay responses can lead to a reliable…
Descriptors: Accuracy, High Stakes Tests, Writing Tests, Benchmarking
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Sharma, Vipin K.; Holbah, Wael A. – Arab World English Journal, 2022
The study investigates teachers' perceptions of the use of online language assessment (OLA) using technology and examines the scope of using online applications to validate the mode of assessment. It looks for EFL teachers' opinions of OLA to comprehend the many worries associated with the issues and improve the online assessment tools. The…
Descriptors: Language Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Jackowicz, Stephen, Ed.; Sahin, Ismail, Ed. – Online Submission, 2021
"Proceedings of International Conference on Humanities, Social and Education Sciences" includes full papers presented at the International Conference on Humanities, Social and Education Sciences (iHSES) which took place on April 22-25, 2021 in New York, USA-www.ihses.net. The aim of the conference is to offer opportunities to share…
Descriptors: History Instruction, Handheld Devices, Audio Equipment, Foreign Students