ERIC Number: EJ1059715
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Publication Date: 2015-Apr
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On the Integrity of Online Testing for Introductory Statistics Courses: A Latent Variable Approach
Fask, Alan; Englander, Fred; Wang, Zhaobo
Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation, v20 n10 Apr 2015
There has been a remarkable growth in distance learning courses in higher education. Despite indications that distance learning courses are more vulnerable to cheating behavior than traditional courses, there has been little research studying whether online exams facilitate a relatively greater level of cheating. This article examines this issue by developing an approach using a latent variable to measure student cheating. This latent variable is linked to both known student mastery related variables and variables unrelated to student mastery. Grade scores from a proctored final exam and an unproctored final exam are used to test for increased cheating behavior in the unproctored exam.
Descriptors: Distance Education, Introductory Courses, Statistics, Cheating, Computer Assisted Testing, Online Courses, Scores, Mastery Learning, Grades (Scholastic), Undergraduate Students, Structural Equation Models, Sample Size, Regression (Statistics)
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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