Abstract:
One of the reported methods of cheating in online environments in the literature is CAMEO (Copying Answers using Multiple Existences Online), where harvesting accounts ar...Show MoreMetadata
Abstract:
One of the reported methods of cheating in online environments in the literature is CAMEO (Copying Answers using Multiple Existences Online), where harvesting accounts are used to obtain correct answers that are later submitted in the master account which gives the student credit to obtain a certificate. In previous research, we developed an algorithm to identify and label submissions that were cheated using the CAMEO method; this algorithm relied on the IP of the submissions. In this study, we use this tagged sample of submissions to i) compare the influence of student and problems characteristics on CAMEO and ii) build a random forest classifier that detects submissions as CAMEO without relying on IP, achieving sensitivity and specificity levels of 0.966 and 0.996, respectively. Finally, we analyze the importance of the different features of the model finding that student features are the most important variables towards the correct classification of CAMEO submissions, concluding also that student features have more influence on CAMEO than problem features.
Published in: IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies ( Volume: 12, Issue: 1, 01 Jan.-March 2019)
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- IEEE Keywords
- IP networks ,
- Feature extraction ,
- Education ,
- Physics ,
- Data collection ,
- Games ,
- Videos
- Index Terms
- Machine Learning ,
- Influence Students ,
- Submission ,
- Random Forest ,
- Random Variables ,
- Important Variables ,
- Bayesian Model ,
- Feature Model ,
- Test Dataset ,
- Variable Selection ,
- Machine Learning Models ,
- Multiple-choice ,
- Random Forest Model ,
- Variables In Order ,
- Quality Metrics ,
- Original Algorithm ,
- Feature Engineering ,
- Random Feature ,
- Massive Open Online Courses ,
- Correctly Answered ,
- Academic Dishonesty ,
- Game The System ,
- Intelligent Tutoring Systems
- Author Keywords
Keywords assist with retrieval of results and provide a means to discovering other relevant content. Learn more.
- IEEE Keywords
- IP networks ,
- Feature extraction ,
- Education ,
- Physics ,
- Data collection ,
- Games ,
- Videos
- Index Terms
- Machine Learning ,
- Influence Students ,
- Submission ,
- Random Forest ,
- Random Variables ,
- Important Variables ,
- Bayesian Model ,
- Feature Model ,
- Test Dataset ,
- Variable Selection ,
- Machine Learning Models ,
- Multiple-choice ,
- Random Forest Model ,
- Variables In Order ,
- Quality Metrics ,
- Original Algorithm ,
- Feature Engineering ,
- Random Feature ,
- Massive Open Online Courses ,
- Correctly Answered ,
- Academic Dishonesty ,
- Game The System ,
- Intelligent Tutoring Systems
- Author Keywords