Proctored assessments
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Proctored assessments are assessments, or tests, that are administered with a supervisor present. Assessments are proctored primarily to prevent cheating. Most tests in schools are proctored, as teachers use tests as a way to acquire accurate information about their students' knowledge and performance. For certain tests, such as personality assessments, proctors are not usually required, as responses are not typically influenced by any outside help. There is also a concern for test integrity: non-proctored exams are vulnerable to students taking test material from the classroom to distribute to future classes. This reduces the effectiveness of an exam, even if later exams are proctored. Some studies have shown that the only advantages of non-proctored tests are convenience and no need to pay a proctor. Otherwise, students who take a proctored test without cheating will perform no worse, and sometimes even better than, students who take the same test without a proctor.[1][2]
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