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The validity of unproctored online exams is undermined by cheating

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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume: 120, Issue: 41

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Abstract

I write regarding “Unproctored online exams provide meaningful assessment of student learning” by Chan and Ahn (1). I propose an alternative view—that unproctored online exams are not meaningful due to their inherent insecurity.

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ISSN: 0027-8424 1091-6490
Published: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2023
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