The Fraud Triangle: Understanding and Mitigating Threats to Test Security
Concurrent Session 2
Brief Abstract
This session will examine the causes of fraud and ways to mitigate them. These include sound methods for communicating with text takers, tips for filtering candidates so that they see only that content which is suitable or them, verifying test takers’ identities, and supporting the proctoring and monitoring of high-stakes tests. It will offer best practices for mitigating security risks in practical, credible and cost-effective ways..
Presenters
Extended Abstract
The ability to deliver assessments in many different environments, via a multitude of devices, is opening up new opportunities for credentialing organizations. This new environment includes tools and technologies that can be used to help discourage cheating. These, backed with an understanding of the rationalization, opportunity and motivation that lie behind fraud, provide an effective arsenal for preserving the integrity of tests and reduce the possibility of content theft, impersonation, cheating and counterfeiting.
This session will examine the causes of fraud and ways to mitigate them. These include sound methods for communicating with text takers, tips for filtering candidates so that they see only that content which is suitable or them, verifying test takers’ identities, and supporting the proctoring and monitoring of high-stakes tests. It will offer best practices for mitigating security risks in practical, credible and cost-effective ways..
Learning Objectives:
- See both new and traditional options for monitoring tests securely
- Understand how to filter out candidates who should not have access to high-stakes content
- Identify cost-effective, appropriate methods for meeting your security challenges