An exploration of instructors' perceptions about online proctoring and its value in ensuring academic integrity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21297539 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michele Gribbins (0000-0003-2867-6929, Center for Online Learning, Research & Service University of Illinois Springfield Springfield Illinois USA, corresponding author), Curtis J Bonk (0000-0002-6365-9502, Instructional Systems Technology Indiana University‐Bloomington Bloomington Indiana USA) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 1693-1714 |
| Publication date | 2023-11-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | British Journal of Educational Technology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-1013 • E-ISSN: 1467-8535 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/bjet.13389 |
| OpenAlex | W4386421625 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 22 |
As universities moved to remotely taught courses during the COVID‐19 pandemic, the importance of maintaining academic integrity in online environments intensified. In response, this study explores instructors' perceptions about the role of online proctoring as a tool for their courses with the intent of enhancing the understanding of online proctoring's usefulness in ensuring academic integrity and the factors that may be swaying instructors' adoption decisions. An online survey was completed by 158 instructors at a variety of higher education institutions with 118 responding to an open‐ended question that allowed respondents to share any additional thoughts about or experiences with using online proctoring. A thematic review of the qualitative comments illustrates the multifaceted impact of online proctoring on instructors and students. Results identified instructors' perceived benefits and challenges of online proctoring to them, their students and the learning process. In addition, instructors voiced numerous legal, ethical and social concerns about the use of online proctoring, including concerns related to students' privacy. Despite these concerns, some instructors identified strong use cases for online proctoring while others provided alternative strategies for ensuring academic integrity in online courses. As institutions consider the role of online proctoring in ensuring academic integrity, a holistic approach that balances instructional design best practices, student‐friendly policies and proctoring tools is recommended to serve the complex needs and concerns of instructors, students and their institutions. Practitioner notes
Academic integrity · Medical education · Multimedia · Online learning · Perception · Qualitative research · Sociology · Thematic analysis · Academic integrity and plagiarism · Computer Science · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology
User Acceptance of Information Technology
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Using thematic analysis in psychology
| Citations per year | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |