A Comparative Study on Lockdown Browsers in Computer Based Testing

What Administrators and Test-takers should Do

Abstract

The study aimed to investigate two lockdown browsers in computer-based testing; Take a Test app (Microsoft) and Safe Exam Browser (ETH Zurich). Using a lockdown browser, test takers are prohibited to use pre-installed functionalities and applications during the testing, and to access hardware utilities. This study investigated the basic characteristics and the use of two lockdown browsers, from viewpoints of test administrators’ configurations and test takers’ use. We also addressed mobile device management (MDM) to configure testing environment in two lockdown browsers more effectively and with a minimum effort of testing organizations.