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A Sandbox Approach to Online Exam Administration

A Sandbox Approach to Online Exam Administration

Stu Westin
Copyright: © 2012 |Volume: 2 |Issue: 4 |Pages: 14
ISSN: 2155-6873|EISSN: 2155-6881|EISBN13: 9781466613768|DOI: 10.4018/ijopcd.2012100104
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Westin, Stu. "A Sandbox Approach to Online Exam Administration." IJOPCD vol.2, no.4 2012: pp.49-62. http://doi.org/10.4018/ijopcd.2012100104

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Westin, S. (2012). A Sandbox Approach to Online Exam Administration. International Journal of Online Pedagogy and Course Design (IJOPCD), 2(4), 49-62. http://doi.org/10.4018/ijopcd.2012100104

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Westin, Stu. "A Sandbox Approach to Online Exam Administration," International Journal of Online Pedagogy and Course Design (IJOPCD) 2, no.4: 49-62. http://doi.org/10.4018/ijopcd.2012100104

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Abstract

This paper describes eTAP (electronic Test Administration Platform), an innovative software system that is designed to facilitate the administration of Web-based tests and exams. The purpose of the paper is to share the success of the approach, and to promote its further development and use in the e-learning milieu. The eTAP system has been developed by the author for use in their own multi-section, Web-based course in response to the author’s perceived needs in this setting. The software addresses issues of monitoring and attendance, academic honesty (e-cheating), and activity logging in the electronic testing environment. The testing platform provided by eTAP uses a software sandbox approach to exam integrity. That is, once the program is started, the user is limited to specific sanctioned computer functionality and is restricted to a well-defined, relevant region of the Web.

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