Rising Instances of Cheating at Universities Across the US: How to Fight Proctored Exam Issues

Instances of cheating in universities across the United States have soared in recent years. While one reason for this is an increase in online testing services, cheating remains a problem even during in-class exams. If you, or someone close to you, have been accused of cheating in a proctored exam, its crucial to seek professional help as soon as possible.

Proctored Exams
Examinations are often critical in determining whether one passes or fails a course or graduates with honors. An examination may comprise written, oral or interactive components though hybrid versions are also common. A proctored examination pertains to instances where a student takes an exam under constant monitoring by either software or person.

Proctored Exam Issues You May Encounter:
Universities take measures to identify cheating since exams usually account for a significant percentage of your overall grade, and among the most common exam issues that both students and institutions encounter is cheating. But other issues such as being distracted by environmental factors like alarms outside the testing room, a distracting proctor’s behavior or failure by the proctor to insulate you from distractions within the testing environment are prevalent.

Common In-Person Proctored Examination Issues
In-person classroom examination surroundings present numerous challenges including having a proctor who distracts you continuously through incessant announcements or monitors the room disruptively amongst others listed earlier. Credible accusations of cheating during an on-campus test require adjudication processes and will necessitate competent legal representation.

Common Online Proctored Examination Issues
With remote learning becoming popular due to social distancing restrictions caused by COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns has made it easy for students to cheat, leading academic authorities always being suspicious when marking tests resulting in false accusations on occasions such as; accessing answers during restricted times using un-monitored digital means, or exploitation of extended un-monitored surroundings. Online proctoring software may flag these activities as cheating occurrences or other forms of academic misconduct.

Even with the high accuracy provided by human and AI -assisted online software, they are fallible hence unreliable if the calibration is not well done. Considering remote proctoring services such as Proctor U, Pearson VUE, ExamSoft and Examity and other related issues such as which have been previously discussed especially regarding false cheating positives, login issues that subsequently disrupt a student’s ability to test effectively amongst others.

What Happen When Accused Of Academic Wrongdoing?
Students facing allegations of academic misconduct will be required to undergo an adjudication process within the presiding university or college whose outcome can result in numerous formal punishments such as; reprimands, failing an examination/course, suspension/dismissal from school amongst others.

A guilty verdict limits your chances of securing employment while increasing overall living costs due to penalties accrued thus far – this adversely affects economic potential in future for example during a job interview or professional licensing process you are likely to face questions over your past misconduct.

Fighting Allegations of Online & In-Person Cheating:
Instances where students are accused either of cheating online or in-person require tailored defenses against each charge listed earlier. Remote proctoring technology is relatively young hence encountering occasional technical flaws like false positives hence necessitating regular calibration procedures against new factors that arise over time when assessing cheating accusations objectively.

Our Team Can Help
At Spodek Law Groups we believe that many mistakes including deliberate actions by learning institutions’ members such as cheating rumors against students to be forgivable thus pleading leniency on their behalf. Our legal team includes industry experts engaging various universities across America defending cases day in day out championing justice for learners at risk unfairly accused of wrongdoing by offering expert legal counsel throughout different stages of accusation: meetings with professor/committee members heading investigation, admission/denial opportunities often followed by formal hearings.

At Spodek Law Group, you get the guidance necessary to fight academic accusations ensuring that we use all available legal defenses at our disposal including establishing mitigative situational factors propelling accusations of misconduct. We also offer appeals if the adjudication process reaches this point.

Conclusion
Allegations of cheating may significantly impact your future, and universities routinely fail accused students’ due process; hence professional help is prudent when facing exam-related allegations of any nature. Call Todd Spodek today at 212-300-5196 to book a consultation discussing your proctored exam case-defense strategy or visit our website to submit your issue and start your defense journey today.