Conversion to Remote Proctoring of the Community English Language Program Online Placement Exam at Teachers College, Columbia University

ABSTRACT

The online placement test for the Community English Language Program (CLP) at Teachers College, Columbia University has been administered in a computer lab since 2015. While most of the components of this placement exam system are online, including registration, exam delivery, scoring, and score reporting, the COVID-19 pandemic elevated the need to find a solution to the final component, a secure test administration in a location other than our computer lab. Our solution was remote proctoring by means of a third-party software, Honorlock. This software provided us with the ability to review issues flagged by the system during administration. Despite the reliance on technology to deliver an exam to test takers around the world, we encountered very few technological issues, which was due, in part, to the technical support team at Honorlock. The high-tech security software was instrumental in administering our low stakes placement exam during the pandemic.

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