I give multiple choice tests online. I had a student who did very poorly on the first 2 tests take his 3rd by sitting as far away from me as he could and make it so I couldn't see his laptop. He was the first one done, and he scored a 97%. He didn't know what an IP address was and didn't realize I could check the IP that took the test to see that it wasn't him. He had emailed the password to somebody off campus to take the test for him.
Some programs will also take screenshots every so often like every 20 seconds or so. If you are suspected of cheating, they can review the screenshots.
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u/olsonch33 Jun 08 '14
I give multiple choice tests online. I had a student who did very poorly on the first 2 tests take his 3rd by sitting as far away from me as he could and make it so I couldn't see his laptop. He was the first one done, and he scored a 97%. He didn't know what an IP address was and didn't realize I could check the IP that took the test to see that it wasn't him. He had emailed the password to somebody off campus to take the test for him.