Hayes, Barry and Ringwood, John (2008) Student Authentication for Oral Assessment in Distance Learning Programs. IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies, 1 (3). pp. 165-175. ISSN 1939-1382

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Abstract

The past decade has seen the proliferation of e-learning and distance learning programs across a wealth of discipline areas. In order to preserve maximum flexibility in outreach, student assessment based exclusively on remotely submitted work has become commonplace. However, there is also growing evidence that e-learning also provides increased opportunity for plagiarism with obvious consequences for learning effectiveness. This paper reports on the development of a prototype student authentication system designed for use with a graduate e-learning program. The proposed system can be used to authenticate a telephone-based oral examination which can, in turn, be used to confirm a student’s ability in relation to submitted assignments and online test results. The prototype low-cost system is shown to be sufficiently accurate to act as an effective deterrent against plagiarism.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	Distance learning; e-learning; plagiarism; oral assessment; authentication;
Academic Unit:	Faculty of Science and Engineering > Electronic Engineering
Item ID:	6898
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.1109/TLT.2009.2.
Depositing User:	Professor John Ringwood
Date Deposited:	20 Jan 2016 17:32
Journal or Publication Title:	IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies
Publisher:	IEEE
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	Publisher
Use Licence:	This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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