Does WileyPLUS detect cheating? – Cheating online classes

Wileyplus is a software that allows the instructor to teach and the students to learn by maintaining the integrity of the exam and education environment. It helps to create a digital textbook that is used by the instructor to teach the student online by combining the materials and is also used for taking the test and practising the problem related to the chapter. But the biggest doubt about using this platform is if it detects cheating or not.

Quick Takeaways

• Wileyplus is a platform that will not help you to detect cheating during online exams if used alone. 
• It does not have built-in software with a microphone and webcam, thus it can not detect when you are cheating.
• Wileyplus is also not able to record the screen during the online exam.

However, you must read till the end so that you get a better understanding of Wileyplus and know if it can detect cheating or not.

Does Wileyplus detect cheating?

No, Wileyplus can not detect cheating, unlike schoology. So if you are using this software alone to take the exams or tests of the student, you will not be able to detect cheating. However, if you are using procuring software like examity, it will help you to detect cheating.

Can Wileyplus see when you cheat?

Wileyplus do not have built-in software with a microphone and webcam just like moodle. So it is not possible to see you during the exam when you or any other user is cheating. That makes the student cheat in exams easily as it can’t record eye movement, any body movement, and the surrounding environment in which the student is giving the test. Also, Wileyplus is not able to detect cheating if instead of the student someone else comes to give the paper it lacks this technology of face identification.

 

Can Wileyplus record the screen?

No, Wileyplus is not able to record the screen during the online exam. Due to this, the student can cheat in the exam easily without detecting cheating. If the proctoring software like Honorlock is connected with Wileyplus then it can record the screen during the online exam.

Can Wileyplus be able to detect other tabs?

When you are googling the answers, on other tabs it is considered to be cheating. But can Wileyplus detect it? Yes, Wileyplus can detect other tabs while opening during the online exam. If the students try to cheat by opening another tab Wileyplus will flag it as cheating. As the student will not be able to open Wileyplus in more than one browser at the time of giving the online exam. Don’t try to open any new browser while attempting a test. By doing this Wileyplus will kick you out of the test and you will not be able to give the test again. It will block the student or user.

How can we cheat Wileyplus during exams?

• The student can cheat Wileyplus during the exam by screen sharing in such a way on one screen you can give the exam and on the other screen, you can look for the answer. Making the other person sit on the other screen will make it easy to cheat during the exam. This means that just like Canvas it cannot detect screen sharing alone.
• The student can also use technology such as Bluetooth devices or a kind of calculator that is used to store the information related to the exam that can be used by the student during the examination.

• The student can also use the pieces of paper on which the student has made the notes that are used in the online exam or the student can write the answer on hand and answer the question by looking at the notes easily.
• The student can also hire an expert to sit the exam instead of him/her. the expert needs to just provide the password that is provided by the instructor to get access to the exam

Steps professors can take to prevent cheating?

• To prevent cheating in the online exam the administration can secure the browser so that the student activities are controlled during the online exam.
• The administration can also instruct the student to install the software that will prevent the student’s internet activities.
• If the student is being monitored during the online exam using the camera that can allow the instructor to keep a record of all the physical activities of the student and online activities. 
• The student should ask to give the exam only with a computer that has a webcam and a microphone that enables to monitor the student the entire online exam.

Conclusion:

Wileyplus can detect cheating but not all the possibilities like Aleks. The student can easily cheat in exams during online sessions. By opening different tabs, screen sharing, and many more. But if Wileyplus is used with the proctoring software like proctorio the student is not able to cheat during the exam as it maintains the integrity of the exam environment.