<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <article key="pdf/7024" mdate="2012-12-27 00:00:00"> <author>Olaf Hallan Graven and Lachlan MacKinnon</author> <title>Confirming the Identity of the Individual Using Remote Assessment in Elearning</title> <pages>3696 - 3699</pages> <year>2012</year> <volume>6</volume> <number>12</number> <journal>International Journal of Educational and Pedagogical Sciences</journal> <ee>https://publications.waset.org/pdf/7024</ee> <url>https://publications.waset.org/vol/72</url> <publisher>World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology</publisher> <abstract>One major issue that is regularly cited as a block to the widespread use of online assessments in eLearning, is that of the authentication of the student and the level of confidence that an assessor can have that the assessment was actually completed by that student. Currently, this issue is either ignored, in which case confidence in the assessment and any ensuing qualification is damaged, or else assessments are conducted at central, controlled locations at specified times, losing the benefits of the distributed nature of the learning programme. Particularly as we move towards constructivist models of learning, with intentions towards achieving heutagogic learning environments, the benefits of a properly managed online assessment system are clear. Here we discuss some of the approaches that could be adopted to address these issues, looking at the use of existing security and biometric techniques, combined with some novel behavioural elements. These approaches offer the opportunity to validate the student on accessing an assessment, on submission, and also during the actual production of the assessment. These techniques are currently under development in the DECADE project, and future work will evaluate and report their use..</abstract> <index>Open Science Index 72, 2012</index> </article>