Indication of cheating?
I had a statistical psychology exam today. It involved completing the entire exam on paper (day 1), and then submitting your written answers online through canvas on day 2 (multiple choice). I was thankful for the multiple choice as I didn’t have to type out my answers (saved me time to actually solve the problems)
2 students next to me were typing the WHOLE TIME, and the main reason i’m confused is because i didn’t have to type anything in order to submit the exam. I only needed the mouse (just clicking through the questions)
*Not once did I need to use a keyboard to solve ‘x=u+zm’
The point is, is that they were typing as if they were writing an essay and were done within 15-20mins (the first ones to complete)
I absolutely hate to assume cheating, but genuinely, WHY were 2 students, specifically the 2 students that are friends, crazily typing on an exam you don’t use the keyboard on?
(we’re allowed computer access because of certain data/ a z-score chart we follow)
What are your guys’ opinions as a professional?
I’m so genuinely just confused (i’m very nosy and just want to know what typing did)