Integrity controls in online assessments: what works and what doesn’t
No online assessment is foolproof. But integrity controls in two layers make the result more reliable, while respecting the candidate’s experience and privacy.
🔴 Gated draft (GATE-SCIENCE + GATE-LEGAL). Structure ready. The description of controls cannot overpromise; camera/IP require per-country consent detail. Sign-off: Psychometrician + Legal.
One of the first doubts when assessing candidates online is reasonable: “what if they cheat?”. The honest answer is Kokoro’s best introduction.
The honest question: can people cheat?
(To develop: every online assessment has a margin; promising otherwise is dishonest. The goal is for the result to reflect real capabilities.)
Why promising an infallible process is a red flag
(To develop: frame honesty as an advantage, in line with the Kokoro tone.)
The two layers of integrity controls
Integrity controls in two layers
We make sure the result aims to reflect the candidate’s capabilities, with integrity signals the team interprets, transparent data handling and consent.
Design measures
- Fictitious test name
- No registration to practice
- Hidden questions and answers
- Timed tests
- Copy and paste disabled
- Randomized answer order
- Large question bank
Monitors during the assessment
- IP location
- Camera snapshots
- Full screen
- Response time and latency
- Facial behavior analysis
Sobre el análisis de comportamiento facial. Facial behavior analysis: from the snapshots, we record behavioral signals during the assessment —attention to the screen, gaze direction and predominant expression— with the candidate’s consent. These are observations that support the human review of the result, not a psychological diagnosis nor an automatic disqualification.
(To develop the detail of the 2 layers / 11 controls with the Psychometrician’s sign-off, without overpromising.)
What they control and what they don’t
(To develop: what each control contributes and its limits.)
Integrity with respect for the candidate
(To develop with Legal: camera/IP/screen with consent and a privacy note per country. Link to /en/science.)