Abstract
Digital testing requires software and hardware. A hardware option is to establish dedicated test halls. As an alternative, this paper describes a setup and first experiences of a pilot run on a proof of concept, to answer the questions: which conditions are needed to create a secure solution for high stake assessments via students’ personal devices (e.g., notebook from students)?
To answer this question, a proof of concept was run based on an outline of a Secure Test Environment Protocol (STEP). This STEP was based on three shells of security: Prevention, Detection and Reaction. Prevention concerns the technical solutions to prevent the use of unauthorized sources during tests. Detection concerns the risks (i.e., chance and impact) and the possibilities to detect unauthorized behavior and security issues. Reaction gives insight in requirements needed for an organization when students’ personal notebook are being used in taking high stake tests.
The preliminary conclusion from the proof of concept is that it is possible to use students’ personal notebook in secured high stake tests if a STEP - comprising three shells of security - has been implemented. Suggestions for further development are given.
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We wish to thank all colleagues and students who made it possible to run the pilots. In particular thank to prof. dr. Kees G.W. Goossens, ir. Martijn L.P.J. Koedam, Rob C. F. van den Heuvel, and ir. PDEng Huub M.P. de Hesselle for sharing their knowledge.
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Van Meeuwen, L.W., Verhagen, F.P., Den Brok, P.J. (2017). Exploring a Solution for Secured High Stake Tests on Students’ Personal Devices. In: Joosten-ten Brinke, D., Laanpere, M. (eds) Technology Enhanced Assessment. TEA 2016. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 653. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57744-9_15
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