How to Address Integrity in Online Assessements

Written by Keith Tramper, Educational Technology Consultant at Kent ISD

Assessment is a critical part of any learning environment. Assessment provides us with data into how and what our students are learning. It can help us understand where our students are succeeding and running into barriers, which we can use to adjust our learning plans.

Online Assessment: Addressing Integrity

One of the most common concerns with online assessment is maintaining the integrity of your assessment. Lower-level assessment items like multiple choice or fill in the blank tend to be easy to search the internet for answers. They are also very easy for students to share with peers.

To maintain the integrity of your assessments we have a few suggestions.

Alternative Assessment

Modify your assessments to include more higher-order questions. Questions that ask students to create something new, interpret something or evaluate something based on the skills and knowledge they’ve gained not only empower our students to be stronger learners, but they are also much more difficult to cheat on.

Technical Solutions

There are some technical solutions and strategies that can help deter cheating. Check out Deterring Cheating from Diane Hollister, Pearson.

Question

What is your greatest concern with integrity in online assessment? How might you address it? Share in the comments below.

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