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Title: The Invigilator App and Some VUCA Elements It Triggers in Students and Lecturers during Online Examinations: A Case Study of an English Studies Module at UNISA
Language: English
Authors: Chaka Chaka (ORCID 0000-0003-3558-4141), Thembeka Shange (ORCID 0000-0001-9259-5512)
Source: Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education. 2024 25(4):51-66.
Availability: Anadolu University. Office of the Rector, Eskisehir, 26470, Turkey. Tel: +90-222-335-34-53; Fax: +90-222-335-34-86; e-mail: rektor@anadolu.edu.tr; e-mail: TOJDE@anadolu.edu.tr; Web site: http://tojde.anadolu.edu.tr/
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 16
Publication Date: 2024
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Assisted Testing, Supervision, College Freshmen, Stress Variables, Anxiety, Student Attitudes, Privacy, Human Posture, Attention Control, Handheld Devices, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
Geographic Terms: South Africa
ISSN: 1302-6488
Abstract: This study reports on the experiences students registered for a first-year, undergraduate English Studies module and English Studies lecturers had with the Invigilator app during an online examination in the first semester of 2023. Current research indicates that e-proctoring induces anxiety and uncertainty in students when they write online examinations. However, there is a paucity of research on the VUCA elements that the Invigilator app triggers in students and in lecturers during online examinations. The study was informed by a critical data surveillance framing, and it used convenience sampling to collect data through semi-structured interviews with seven lecturers (n = 7) for various undergraduate English Studies modules. Additionally, it employed purposive sampling to collect data from five (n = 5) email queries sent by five first-year, undergraduate English Studies module students to their lecturers when they experienced problems with the Invigilator app during their online examination. The findings indicate that lecturers and students struggled with the Invigilator app as an e-proctoring tool. Future research should focus on other less-invasive and better AI-proof assessment methods of maintaining academic integrity in online assessments.
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Entry Date: 2024
Accession Number: EJ1444653
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