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====Research on online proctoring==== Research suggests that students are equally likely to cheat online as they are in person.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usnews.com/education/online-education/articles/2014/06/17/think-twice-before-cheating-in-online-courses|title=Think Twice Before Cheating in Online Courses|website=U.S. News & World Report|access-date=2017-10-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/online-education/do-online-students-cheat-more-on-tests/|title=Do Online Students Cheat More on Tests?|website=Faculty Focus|date=6 November 2015 |access-date=2017-10-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.insidehighered.com/digital-learning/views/2017/02/06/robert-ubell-online-cheating-and-what-colleges-can-do-about-it|title=Online Cheating|website=Inside Higher Ed|date=6 February 2017 |access-date=2017-10-15}}</ref> However, one study found that nearly three-quarters of college students hold the perception that cheating online is easier than cheating in person.<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://www.westga.edu/~distance/ojdla/spring131/watson131.html|title=Cheating in the Digital Age: Do Students Cheat More in Online Courses?|journal=Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration|date=15 March 2010 |volume=13 |issue=1 |access-date=2017-10-16 |last1=Watson |first1=George |last2=Sottile |first2=James }}</ref> In 2016, USA Today reported on research by Examity which suggests that 6% of students violate rules for proctored online exams.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pressreader.com/usa/usa-today-us-edition/20160415/281530815190023|title=Cheating on Finals|website=USA Today|access-date=2017-10-11}}</ref> There is clear evidence to that it is easily possible to circumvent e-proctoring software. A scientific test of the Proctorio software at the Dutch University of Twente showed that the software was not able to detect any of the cases of examination fraud it was subjected to. The conclusion was that the sensitivity of Proctorio is disastrous and should be considered at very close to zero.<ref>[https://ris.utwente.nl/ws/portalfiles/portal/275927505/3e2a9e5b2fad237a3d35f36fa2c5f44552f2.pdf On the Efficacy of Online Proctoring using Proctorio]</ref> Some online proctoring providers give colleges and universities access to anonymized, aggregated data on proctoring and cheating rates.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://edtechmagazine.com/higher/article/2017/07/universities-use-analytics-authentication-prevent-cheating-online-courses|title=Universities Use Analytics, Authentication to Prevent Cheating in Online Courses|website=EdTech: Focus on Higher Education|access-date=2017-10-18}}</ref> These analytics tools allow institutions to measure their violation rates against other schools, as well as to track incidents by time of year and type of course, among other metrics.
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