Audio proctoring

The Role of Audio Proctoring in Online Assessment #

Audio proctoring is a type of online invigilation (remote proctoring) that lets the remote invigilator listen to the audio surrounding the candidate in order to prevent any possible malpractice. 

Audio proctoring can effectively nullify the chances that a student would take help from someone through a phone or call or from someone around the candidate during the course of the examination.

Audio proctoring is a great way to keep an eye on online candidates and make sure they’re completing their exams alone and not cheating in any way!

The audio can further be stored in the system and can be retrieved if needed. Audio proctoring is often clubbed with video proctoring for increasing the reliability of the examination further. Audio proctoring is also called audio invigilation.

 

FAQs #

1) Can audio proctored exams be attempted using a phone? #

Yes, the audio proctored examinations can be attempted using a mobile phone, this feature gets access to audio through the microphone and thus, these exams can be attempted using any internet enabled device with a microphone.

2) Are the audio proctored exams malpractice free? #

Audio proctored exams nullify the chances of students taking help from someone around the candidate or on a phone call. For further improving the reliability of the exam, the audio proctoring can be clubbed with other proctoring mechanisms such as screen proctoring and video proctoring.

3) Can institutes conduct a large number of audio proctored exams simultaneously? #

Yes, with the advanced platforms for online examinations, it is possible to conduct online exams for a large number of students at a time. Scalability is one of the most important features of online examination engines, a scalable platform increases its capacity as per the demand, meaning that, as the number of students appearing for examinations increases, the system makes up more space to accommodate them.

4) What are the prerequisites for appearing for an online audio proctored exam? #

Here are the things you should make sure your students are ready with before they start their audio proctored online exam

• They have updated their browser to latest version
• They have allowed the microphone access to exam site
• They have sufficient charge to device and have internet data
• They are at a place with less noise

Further reading- #

Know more remote about audio proctoring and other types of remote proctoring-

The definitive guide to conducting secure online exams-

A definitive guide on remote proctoring–

7 must know facts about remote proctoring

Relevant videos- #