Presented by Dr. Sherry Jimenez, Assistant Provost for Teaching Excellence and Assessment of Learning at Marian University. In this webinar the issue of collusion will be discussed. The three elements of the Fraud Triangle will be reviewed as well as how they present in the exam environment. Common cheating prophylaxis will be revisited and new methods for investigating potential collusive behavior in an online examination environment will be described.

1. When a Look at Potential
Collusion Becomes Necessary
Sherry Jimenez, Ed.D.
Assistant Provost

2. Agenda
• Marian University and MUCOM brief overview
• Audience Response
• Framework: Fraud Triangle
• Exam security
• Using ExamSoft to investigate potential collusion
• Q&A

3. Marian University
• Marian College -Est. mid 1936-7
• Co-Ed in 1948
• Marian University - 2009
• College of Osteopathic Medicine announced in 2010
• MU-COM opened August 2013

4. MU-COM Overview
• Graduate 1st class 2017
• Competency Based Curricular Design
• Systems based/integrated curriculum
o Course Director, multiple internal faculty and external
clinicians
o e.g. Cardiovascular course + OSCE
• iPad exclusive
• Written exams – Lecture Hall holds approx. 175-200

5. Poll 1
• Indicate the level to which you are concerned about
collusive behavior during exams at your institution
o Very High
o High
o Moderate
o Low
o Very Low

6. Poll 2
• In the last year has your institution needed to investigate
potential collusive behavior in one or more exams?
o Yes
o No

7. The Fraud Triangle
• A majority of students have reported cheating to some
degree during college
Bolin, 2004
McCabe, et al., 2001)
Ramos, 2003
Rationalization

8. Incentive
• Competition
o In his/her field of study
o Land a job ahead of peers
o Higher test scores

9. Opportunity
• Temptation to gain an advantage
• “I won’t get caught”

10. Rationalization
Rationalization
• “Everyone is doing it.”
• Cheating is acceptable behavior

11. Traditional Exam Security
• No cell phones
• Random seating
• Color coded scratch paper
• No bags in the lecture all
• No tripods for iPads

12. Online Exam Security
• Lock down – No internet
• Randomized questions
• Randomize distractors
• No font expansion
• Tracking exam navigation behavior – Described during
orientation

13. Potential Collusion
• Compare previous exam scores of test takers side by
side
• Compare questions answered wrong
• Test taker navigation (Snapshot)

14. Snapshots

15. Snapshots (Continued)

16. Examinee A-Incorrect Answers Report Examinee B-Incorrect Answers Report
Test Answer Comparison

17. Navigational Behavior
Examinee A-Snapshot Examinee B-Snapshot

18. Q&A

19. Contact info
sjimenez@marian.edu
Thank you!!

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