Can Psychological Deterrents Be Used To Reduce Cheating In Examination?

Presence of Anti-Cheating Devices in the examination hall has a huge impact on the mental state of a student. Student’s awareness about being caught through these devices in case of attempt to cheat can prove to limit his/her actions a great deal. It has been established that these psychological deterrents can be used to reduce cheating during the examinations quite effectively. Let’s find out how well they do so:

1. Manual Frisking of Students: Manual frisking of every student by the security personnel leaves a huge impact on them. This will discourage them from stealing chits or carrying non-permissible gadgets within the examination hall with the purpose of cheating.

2. Biometric Devices Outside Examination Halls - Impersonation control through biometric device is a must at the examination centre. The presence of iris and finger print checker will bar the entry of any impersonator. The measure will ensure entry of students whose credentials match with the biometric database and keep the rest at bay.

3. Presence of Cameras And Videography - CCTV cameras are the worst enemy of a thief or a person at a fault. The presence of cameras in the examination room will ignite a fear of getting caught amongst students. This would remind them of the fact that someone is watching them closely all through the examination procedure. Same is the case with live recording. These measures thus impart a psychological message to the students that cheating is forbidden and a strict action can be taken against them if caught.

 

 

4.     Random Seat Assignment - A recent study published in international journal for the scholarship of teaching and learning concluded that assigning the student some random seats with the other section’s student’s leads to decrease in the rates of cheating as compared to the ones where they were asked to choose their own seats. However, the disadvantage is that this phenomena can be used in some class tests but not in board exams and professional examinations.

Now that it is established that psychological deterrents can create an impact, let us discuss about the ones that can be used most easily.  The foremost is impersonation control through biometric device which not just ensures organized entry but also effectively deals with the nuances of proxy attendance. CCTV cameras along with friskingwith metal detectors are also known to act as the most effective psychological deterrents capable of making the environment controlled and cheating-free. 

Innovatiview, the reputed ancillary service providers in India, can help you with the above with absolute ease. Be it impersonation control through biometric devices for your institution, CCTV Cameras, Frisking services, GPS Lock or associated services, Innovatiview serves  across all facets to keep examination fraud-free. To make things simpler, they have a pay per use model to work with and hold more than 7 year of experience in the field. You can reach them at www.innovatiview.com/contact-us and give them a call at 9717511121.