Online Remote Proctoring Software in the Neoliberal Institution: Measurement, Accountability, and Testing Culture

IF 16.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2021-12-17 DOI:10.37119/ojs2021.v27i1.507

Cristyne Hébert

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Abstract

As COVID-19 spread in early 2020, a lockdown was implemented across Canadian provinces andterritories, resulting in the shuttering of physical post-secondary campuses. Universities quicklypivoted to remote learning, and faculty members adjusted their instructional and assessmentapproaches to align with virtual environments. Presumably to aid with this process, a number ofinstitutions acquired licenses to remote online proctoring services. This paper examines theresearch around online remote proctoring, examining the justification offered for the adoption ofonline remote proctoring, and contemporary research on assessment practices in higher education.Throughout the paper, I demonstrate a lack of research that speaks to the efficacy of this mode ofassessment while also acknowledging shifts in the testing environment, and an increase in studentanxiety. I argue that online remote proctoring is not only embedded within neoliberalism and auditculture, but supports a continued reliance on testing culture. It concludes with a discussion ofassessment culture, offering some alternative assessment approaches that might disrupt the veryneed for online remote proctoring. Keywords: Online remote proctoring, assessment, testing

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新自由主义制度中的在线远程监考软件:测量、问责制和测试文化

随着2019冠状病毒病在2020年初蔓延，加拿大各省和地区实施了封锁，导致实体大专院校关闭。大学迅速转向远程学习，教师们调整了他们的教学和评估方法，以适应虚拟环境。大概是为了帮助这一过程，许多机构获得了远程在线监考服务的许可证。本文对在线远程监考的相关研究进行了综述，考察了采用在线远程监考的理由，以及高等教育评估实践的当代研究。在整篇论文中，我展示了缺乏研究来说明这种评估模式的有效性，同时也承认了测试环境的变化，以及学生焦虑的增加。我认为，在线远程监考不仅植根于新自由主义和审计文化，而且支持对考试文化的持续依赖。最后讨论了评估文化，提出了一些替代评估方法，这些方法可能会破坏对在线远程监考的需求。关键词:在线远程监考，考核，考试

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

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31.40

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1.10%

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312

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2 months

期刊介绍： Accounts of Chemical Research presents short, concise and critical articles offering easy-to-read overviews of basic research and applications in all areas of chemistry and biochemistry. These short reviews focus on research from the author’s own laboratory and are designed to teach the reader about a research project. In addition, Accounts of Chemical Research publishes commentaries that give an informed opinion on a current research problem. Special Issues online are devoted to a single topic of unusual activity and significance. Accounts of Chemical Research replaces the traditional article abstract with an article "Conspectus." These entries synopsize the research affording the reader a closer look at the content and significance of an article. Through this provision of a more detailed description of the article contents, the Conspectus enhances the article's discoverability by search engines and the exposure for the research.