Proctoring and Assessment Integrity
See the phone, the second screen and the second computer.
A phone beside a laptop can now provide the same AI assistance as a desktop app. ScreenComply helps institutions review second-device concerns through timestamped exam evidence, with optional companion mobile checks where enabled and no automated verdict about a student's face or gaze.
Timestamped observations support a fair review.
Your institution applies its own policy and considers context.
Evidence informs a decision. A person makes it.
Why does the oldest trick have a new engine?
A second device has long been a way to obtain help without leaving the exam page. What has changed is the assistance available on it: a phone or tablet can now run an AI assistant while the laptop continues to show the assessment. The browser alone does not describe that surrounding activity.
The practical response is not to assume every glance or connected device proves misconduct. Universities need a policy that states what equipment is allowed, what checks are enabled and how a concern will be reviewed. Evidence should narrow the question for an instructor, not replace that policy with suspicion.
What does ScreenComply record?
ScreenComply records connected displays and input devices, a linked mobile app when the institution enables it, and moments when attention left the exam. The evidence report places these observations on a timestamped timeline. It gives the reviewer a record to examine alongside the assessment context and the student's explanation.
Coverage depends on the checks approved for the session. A phone that is not connected to the computer is covered only when the institution enables the companion mobile check. Without that check, the report records the evidence available from the exam device and should not be read as proof that no phone was present.
Can evidence be reviewed without a webcam verdict?
Yes. A person reviews the report, and there is no face-scoring or eye-tracking verdict. An observation about attention or a connected display does not establish why it occurred. The instructor considers allowed materials, accessibility arrangements and other legitimate explanations before deciding whether a concern needs further review.
Video review exists as an option and stays off unless the institution turns it on. Enabling it should be an explicit policy choice with clear notice to students. Evidence from different parts of a session can support a review, but it should never turn an ambiguous moment into an automatic academic penalty.
How does this fit Prevent and Detect?
Detect mode records behavior for later human review while the assessment proceeds. Prevent mode supports the institution's restrictions where they can be applied to the exam setup. Neither mode turns the presence of an unfamiliar device into an automatic finding of cheating; a reviewer still applies the permitted-device policy.
Start by agreeing what is allowed: reference displays, approved input devices, assistive technology and any mobile companion requirement. Students should be able to check that setup before exam day. Prevention and review work best when the institution explains the rules rather than leaving students to discover them during a high-stakes assessment.
What should an institution tell students?
The notice should say exactly which checks are enabled, whether a mobile companion is required, whether video review is on, and what the report will contain. It should also explain what is not collected, who can review evidence and how long the institution retains the session record.
Provide a route for students to disclose a tablet used as an approved notepad or an accessibility-related display before the exam. That explanation belongs in the review context. If a concern is raised later, show the relevant evidence and allow a response through the institution's existing academic integrity process.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can it see a phone that is not connected to the computer?
Only when the institution enables the companion mobile check. Otherwise ScreenComply records the evidence available from the exam device, and the reviewer must consider that coverage limit when interpreting the report.
Does it use the webcam?
Video review exists as an option and stays off unless the institution turns it on. Students should be told when it is enabled; there is no face-scoring or eye-tracking verdict, and a person reviews the evidence.
Does it detect a second monitor?
Connected displays can appear as timestamped evidence in the report. A second monitor is not automatically misconduct: the reviewer checks whether it was allowed for that exam and whether an accommodation or other legitimate explanation applies.
What about a tablet used as a notepad?
The institution should state whether a tablet is permitted and approve any relevant accommodation before the assessment. Reviewers consider that permission alongside the session evidence rather than treating every additional device as prohibited.
Can students be told exactly what is checked?
Yes. The institution can provide a plain notice describing the enabled device and optional mobile or video checks. It should include retention, review access and the student's route for asking questions or explaining a legitimate setup.
Evidence. Context. Human Review.
Bring your next exam to the conversation.
Review the assessment workflow, the evidence your team receives and the policy that guides a human decision.