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Exam and assessment glossary

Plain definitions of the terms exam offices, faculty and candidates come across most often. Each one links to a full entry.

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Online proctoring

AI proctoring explained

What AI proctoring is, how an AI proctored exam works, what the AI flags, where it stops, and why a trained reviewer and your institution make every decision.

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Choosing proctoring software

How to choose online proctoring software: the types, nine buying criteria, a vendor scorecard, free and open source options, and what to ask before you sign.

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Online exam software

How online exams work

How do online exams work? See each step from setup and identity checks to the locked session, flag review and results, plus how to conduct online exams.

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Lockdown browsers

What is a lockdown browser? Learn how secure exam browsers work, what they block, whether they record audio or your screen, and when you need proctoring.

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CBT exams

CBT exam full form is computer based test. Learn what a CBT exam means, how center and online CBT exams work, how to prepare, and what CBT software needs.

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Open book exams

What is an open book exam? Learn the types, how to prepare as a student, how faculty design open book assessment questions, and how to run them online.

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Online exam cheating

Online exam cheating

The online exam cheating methods exam offices face today, how each one is detected or deterred, and how human review turns a flag into a fair decision.

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Can you cheat on a proctored exam?

"How to cheat on proctored exam" is a common search. Here is what a proctored webcam exam watches, what candidates attempt, and how human review decides.

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What proctoring can detect

Can proctored exams detect phones, second monitors, earpieces or virtual machines? What online proctoring sees, what it cannot, and how people review it.

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Lockdown browser bypass

Why "hack lockdown browser" searches miss the point: a locked browser is one layer. How bypass attempts show up, how they are caught, and how review decides.

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AI cheating in exams

AI cheating in exams, explained for institutions: how ChatGPT and AI tools get misused, what detection can and cannot do, and the policy and design that help.

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Academic integrity

Academic integrity

What academic integrity means, examples of academic dishonesty, why students cheat, and how to build a fair integrity policy for online and hall exams.

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Preventing cheating

A layered exam security plan for universities: question design, identity checks, a locked session, online test monitoring and human review of every flag.

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Exam malpractice

What exam malpractice and unfair means are, the common forms of examination malpractice, and how universities can prevent cases and decide them fairly.

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Preventing paper leaks

Where exam paper leaks happen, from setting to printing to the hall, and the controls universities use to stop a question paper leak before the exam starts.

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Proctoring software compared

How Honorlock works

How does Honorlock work? A neutral guide for exam offices: what Honorlock monitors, the test-day flow, phone and AI questions, and why human review matters.

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How Proctorio works

How does Proctorio work? A neutral guide for exam offices on Proctorio's settings, recordings, room scan and flags, and how faculty can review what it raises.

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What ProctorU can see

What can ProctorU see? A neutral guide for institutions on ProctorU's live proctoring model, what a session captures and what to ask about review and evidence.

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Guides

Trust

DPDP Act for universities

The DPDP Act 2023 explained for universities and colleges: notice, consent, children's data, retention and breaches, with a checklist for exam offices.

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Guides

AcademicOS

Outcome-based education

What is outcome-based education? The meaning of OBE, course and program outcomes, Bloom's levels, assessment, and the steps colleges take to adopt it.

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CO-PO mapping

CO-PO mapping explained: course outcomes, program outcomes and PSOs, the 1-2-3 correlation matrix, how to justify it, and a worked attainment example.

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AI tools for faculty

A task-by-task guide to AI tools for teachers and college faculty: course design, lesson plans, rubrics, feedback and student questions, and how to judge them.

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Glossary

Exam and proctoring terms, defined

Proctored meaning

Proctored meaning, explained plainly: what a proctor is and does, what proctoring means, proctored vs unproctored, and how online and remote proctoring work.

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Invigilation

Invigilation explained: what an invigilator does, invigilated exams, invigilator vs proctor, and how online and remote invigilation work for universities.

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What is a question bank

What is a question bank? A plain guide to what one contains, how an examination question bank is used to set fair papers, and how institutions keep one secure.

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Terms

Proctoring

Supervising an exam to confirm who is taking it and that the rules are followed. It can happen in person or remotely, through a camera, microphone and screen. Read the full entry: proctored meaning.

Invigilation

The term used in India, the UK and many other countries for supervising candidates during an exam, usually in an exam hall. Read the full entry: invigilation.

Question bank

A managed collection of exam questions, tagged by course, topic and difficulty, that papers are built from. Read the full entry: what is a question bank.

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