Integrity vs. Quality of Assessments: Are They Compromised on the Online Platform?
Leelakrishna Reddy 1 * , Machaba Leanyatsa Letswalo 1 , Amanda Percy Sefage 1 , Bonginkosi Vincent Kheswa 1 , Avula Balakrishna 1 , Jesman Moreblessing Changundega 1 , Mashinga Johannes Mvelase 1 , Khayelihle Allen Kheswa 2 , Siyabonga Ntokozo Thandoluhle Majola 1 , Themba Mathe 1 , Teffo Seakamela 1 , Thendo Emmanuel Nemakhavhani 1
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1 Department of Physics, University of Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA2 Academic Development Centre, University of Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA* Corresponding Author

Abstract

Integrity and quality of assessments on the online platform should be upheld to ensure that it supports student learning as well as the efficacy of teaching because in the end it measures the reputation of an institution. How institutions have traversed such domains remains a grey area. This paper provides anecdotal insights into how staff from a South African university have taken steps to mitigate against cheating to preserve integrity and quality of assessments. For this, a carefully designed survey with questions pertaining to integrity and quality of assessments were designed and administered to 11 physics staff members of the university. Results of the survey were presented and discussed both quantitatively and qualitatively. Results reveal that staff are serious about the integrity of assessments and have employed various techniques to combat it, but full proof integrity of assessments cannot be fully arrested on the online platform with proctoring and other strategic measures in place.

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Article Type: Research Article

PEDAGOGICAL RES, Volume 7, Issue 2, April 2022, Article No: em0121

https://doi.org/10.29333/pr/11840

Publication date: 03 Mar 2022

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