Document Type : scientific-research

Authors

• nafise rafiei ¹
• Vahid Jamalzadeh Naghneh ²

¹ استادیارگروه علوم تربیتی و روانشناسی ، دانشگاه پیام نور، تهران، ایران

² کارشناسی ارشد برنامه ریزی درسی دانشگاه پیام نور مرکز اصفهان

Abstract

T R A C T The prevalence and expansion of the use of online tests in all universities, especially in Payam Noor University, and the experience of using online tests during the Corona situation, raised the need to investigate strategies to reduce cheating in this type of test. Therefore, the aim of this research was to investigate methods to reduce cheating in online tests at Payam Noor University, Isfahan Province. A qualitative research method of content analysis was used. The study area included all students studying and professors at Payam Noor University, Isfahan Province in the second semester of the academic year 2021-2022. Using a purposive sampling method of criterion-based type and until theoretical saturation was reached, 26 students and 12 professors were selected as samples. The data collection tool was a semi-structured interview. The data analysis method was carried out using the "Attride-Stirling" method with MAXQDA 2020 software. The findings indicated 143 basic themes, 9 organizing themes, and 4 overarching themes from the students' perspective and 166 basic themes, 14 organizing themes, and 5 overarching themes from the professors' perspective. The research findings showed that the strategies for reducing cheating in online exams from the professors' and students' perspectives include "solutions for changing the professors' educational design," "technological solutions," "solutions related to the system structure of the exam," "institutional-level solutions," and also the distinguishing feature of the professors' perspective towards students was "students' self-management solutions.".

Keywords

• Online exam
• academic cheating
• cheating reduction strategy
• university

Main Subjects

• آموزش از دور

Article Title [Persian]

واکاوی روش های کاهش تقلب در آزمون های آنلاین در دانشگاه پیام نور استان اصفهان

Authors [Persian]

• نفیسه رفیعی ¹
• وحید جمال زاده نقنه ²

¹ Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Sciences & pyschology , Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran

² Master's degree in Curriculum Studies, Payame Noor University, Isfahan Center

Abstract [Persian]

The prevalence and expansion of the use of online tests in all universities, especially in Payame Noor University, and the experience of using online tests in the conditions of Corona, raised the need to investigate ways to reduce cheating in this type of test. Therefore, the purpose of this research was to investigate the methods of reducing cheating in online exams at Payam Noor University in Isfahan province. A qualitative research method of thematic analysis was carried out. The study area included all students and professors of Payam Noor University in Isfahan province in the second semester of the academic year 2021-2022 .The 26 students and 12 professors were selected as a sample by using criterion-based purposeful sampling until reaching theoretical saturation. The data collection tool was a semi-structured interview. The method of data analysis was carried out by the Atride-Sterling method with MAXQDA 2020 software. The findings showed 143 basic themes, 9 organizing themes and 4 inclusive themes from the students' point of view and 166 basic themes, 14 organizing themes and 5 inclusive themes from the professors' point of view. The findings of the research showed that the solutions to reduce cheating in the online exam from the point of view of professors and students are "solutions for changing the educational design of professors", "technological solutions", "solutions related to the system structure of the exam", "institutional level solutions" and also The distinguishing feature of professors' view towards students was "students' self-directed solutions".

Keywords [Persian]

• online test
• academic cheating
• cheat reduction strategy
• university