Identifying potential cheaters by tracking their behaviors through mouse activities

In this paper, the authors examine the developed mouse tracking application along with developed Moodle plugin in a blended course mid-term (20%) examination for the purpose of detecting and identifying the potential cheaters. The proposed model correctly predicted 94% of students committing illicit actions during the online mid-term examination, which can be possible to early intervene and prevent illegal actions. The study outcome can be used to analyze the learners’ mouse tracking behaviors that lead to a better process of secret reconstruction and transparent space.