Abstract
Nowadays, more and more assessment instruments are taken online, at home,
by candidates (unproctored assessment). Unproctored assessment has many
advantages, such as lower costs and more user-friendliness. One of the crucial
questions with online- or web-based assessment concerns fraud. Is it easier for
candidates to commit fraud on an online assessment? And if so, what is the effect
of fraud on an online test? These questions are important for the future use of
web-based instruments and personnel selection in general.
We examined if online testing leads to higher risks of fraud, and if so, to what
extent. Respondents (N = 431) were allocated to two different groups: an ‘honest’
group (n = 253) which received no particular instructions prior to the test and a
‘fraud’ group (n = 178) of which the respondents were instructed to commit fraud
as effective as possible. All respondents completed an online intelligence test,
derived from the Q1000 intelligence test of Meurs HRM advisors. Results show an
effect size of .40 for the overall score on the test. Effect sizes for the subtests varied
from .09 for Syllogisms to .39 for Vocabulary. The authors conclude that fraud pays
off. The more fraud strategies respondents use, the higher they score on the online
intelligence test.
by candidates (unproctored assessment). Unproctored assessment has many
advantages, such as lower costs and more user-friendliness. One of the crucial
questions with online- or web-based assessment concerns fraud. Is it easier for
candidates to commit fraud on an online assessment? And if so, what is the effect
of fraud on an online test? These questions are important for the future use of
web-based instruments and personnel selection in general.
We examined if online testing leads to higher risks of fraud, and if so, to what
extent. Respondents (N = 431) were allocated to two different groups: an ‘honest’
group (n = 253) which received no particular instructions prior to the test and a
‘fraud’ group (n = 178) of which the respondents were instructed to commit fraud
as effective as possible. All respondents completed an online intelligence test,
derived from the Q1000 intelligence test of Meurs HRM advisors. Results show an
effect size of .40 for the overall score on the test. Effect sizes for the subtests varied
from .09 for Syllogisms to .39 for Vocabulary. The authors conclude that fraud pays
off. The more fraud strategies respondents use, the higher they score on the online
intelligence test.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 200-213 |
| Journal | Gedrag & Organisatie |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Sept 2009 |
Keywords
- fraud
- assessment
- non proctored
- online intelligence test