James Enos Purpura
· Professor Emeritus of Language and EducationVerifiedColumbia University · Arts & Humanities
Active 1992–2024
Research topics
- Computer Science
- Mathematics education
- Psychology
- Medicine
- Medical education
Selected publications
Language Assessment Quarterly · 2021 · 15 citations
1st authorCorresponding- Computer Science
- Medical education
- Computer Science
The online placement test for the Community English Language Program (CLP) at Teachers College, Columbia University has been administered in a computer lab since 2015. While most of the components of this placement exam system are online, including registration, exam delivery, scoring, and score reporting, the COVID-19 pandemic elevated the need to find a solution to the final component, a secure test administration in a location other than our computer lab. Our solution was remote proctoring by means of a third-party software, Honorlock. This software provided us with the ability to review issues flagged by the system during administration. Despite the reliance on technology to deliver an exam to test takers around the world, we encountered very few technological issues, which was due, in part, to the technical support team at Honorlock. The high-tech security software was instrumental in administering our low stakes placement exam during the pandemic.
Frequent coauthors
- 4 shared
Diane Pinkley
- 2 shared
Jeremy Sugarman
- 1 shared
Stephen Gudgel
- 1 shared
Glenn Fulcher
- 1 shared
Carolyn E. Turner
Wright State University
- 1 shared
Donna Hanrahan
- 1 shared
Chris Davison
- 1 shared
Micheline Chalhoub‐Deville
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Education
- 1996
Ph.D. Applied Linguistics, Applied Linguistics
University of California, Los Angeles
- 1976
M. A. French Linguistics, French
University of Colorado System
- 1973
B.A. French Language and Literature, French
Marietta College
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