DIGITIZED TEST MANAGEMENT CENTER

1 . A method for improving proctoring conditions during the administration of standardized examinations using a digital examination administration system comprising a command center communicatively coupled to a plurality of testing sites, the method comprising:

obtaining, with an input logical circuit, information pertaining to a first set of examinees and a second set of examinees;

generating, with an analytics logical circuit, a first set of examinee-specific profiles for the first set of examinees and a second set of examinee-specific profiles for the second set of examinees, based on the obtained information;

obtaining, from each testing site of the plurality of testing sites, an examinee-specific authentication key for each examinee of the first set of examinees and the second set of examinees;

displaying, through a first graphical user interface on a first mobile device, a first set of proctoring instructions specific to the first set of examinees, wherein the first set of proctoring instructions is selected for administering examinations in a first location of the plurality of testing sites, based on the examinee profile of the first set of examinees;

displaying, through a second graphical user interface on a second mobile device, a second set of proctoring instructions specific to the second set of examinees, wherein the second set of proctoring instructions is selected for administering examinations in a second location of the plurality of testing sites based on the examinee profiles of the second set of examinees;

comparing, with the analytics logical circuit, the set of examinee-specific profiles to the examinee-specific authentication key for each examinee of the first set of examinees and the second set of examinees;

monitoring, with the analytics logical circuit, global factors and local factors in the plurality of testing sites, wherein:

the global factors include at least external events impacting the testing conditions in the first testing site and the second testing site,

the local factors include at least respective behaviors of each examinee in the first testing site and the second testing site;

concurrently transmitting, by one or more communications logical circuits, the global factors and the local factors to a database in the testing command center, wherein the database contains preconfigured profiles associated with validated standardized testing conditions;

generating, with the analytics logical circuit, a testing environment index for the first testing site and second testing site, based on the global factors;

generating, with the analytics logical circuit, a behavioral index for each examinee of the first set of examinees and the second set of examinees, based on the global factors and local factors;

comparing, with the analytics logical circuit, the testing environment index and the behavioral index to the preconfigured profiles;

identifying, by the analytics logical circuit, irregularities within the global and local events in real-time, based on the comparing of the testing environment index and the behavioral index to the preconfigured profiles;

determining, by the analytics circuits, whether any of the irregularities necessitate corrective action by the command center based on a predetermined set of criteria from the preconfigured profiles;

if any of the irregularities necessitate corrective action, generating, by the analytics logical circuit, a pre-selected response to the irregularities in real-time; and

triggering, at the first graphical user interface or the second graphical user interface, the pre-selected response to address the irregularities.

2 . The method of claim 1 , comparing the set of examinee-specific profiles to the examinee-specific authentication key for each examinee of the first set of examinees and the second set of examinees, comprises:

identifying, by the analytics circuit, inconsistencies in the first set of examinee-specific profiles for the first set of examinees and the second set of examinee-specific profiles for the second set of examinees.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the external events impacting the testing conditions in the first testing site and the second testing site include: animals wandering into at least one of the first testing site and second testing site; pipes bursting in at least one of the first testing site and second site and inclement weather conditions that disturb at least one of the first set of examinees and the second set of examinees.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein identifying the irregularities within the global and local events in real-time, comprises:

assessing, by the analytics logical circuit, an effect of the global and local factors of the first location and the second location on the respective behaviors of each examinee of the first set of examinees and the second set of examinees; and

compiling, by the analytics logical circuit, the effect of the global and local factors of the first location and the second location on the respective behaviors of each examinee of the first set of examinees and the second set of examinees, to determine whether the proctoring conditions are compliant with secure testing policies.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein determining whether the irregularities necessitate the corrective action by the command center, comprises:

determining, by the analytics logical circuit, whether the global factors impact the first testing site or the second site or the first testing site and the second testing site;

determining, by the analytics logical circuit, whether the local factors are indicative of cheating behaviors exhibited by at least one of the examinees;

correlating, by the analytics logical circuit, the corrective action with the global factors that impact the first testing site or the second site or the first testing site and the second testing site; and

correlating, by the analytics logical circuit, the corrective action with the local factors indicative of cheating behaviors exhibited by at least one of the examinees.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the pre-selected response is encrypted.

7 . The method of claim 6 , further comprising:

decrypting the pre-selected response; and

outputting, in the decrypted pre-selected response, a set of actions to be taken by at least one of the first proctor and second proctor.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein assessing the effect of the global and local events of the first location and the second location on the respective behaviors of each examinee of the first set of examinees and the second set of examinees, comprises:

determining, by the analytics logical circuit, whether a connection exists between at least one examinee of the first set of examinees and at least one examinee of the second set of examinees.

9 . A computer program product for improving proctoring conditions using an examination administration system comprising a command center communicatively coupled to a plurality of testing sites, the computer program product comprising:

a computer readable storage medium;

an analytics logical circuit;

a plurality of graphical user interfaces;

program instructions stored on the computer readable storage medium comprising:

program instructions to obtain, with an input logical circuit, information pertaining to a first set of examinees and a second set of examinees;

program instructions to generate, with an analytics logical circuit, a first set of examinee-specific profiles for the first set of examinees and a second set of examinee-specific profiles for the second set of examinees, based on the obtained information;

program instructions to obtain, from each testing site of the plurality of testing sites, an examinee-specific authentication key for each examinee of the first set of examinees and the second set of examinees;

program instructions to display, through a first graphical user interface on a first mobile device, a first set of proctoring instructions specific to the first set of examinees, wherein the first set of proctoring instructions is selected for administering examinations in a first location of the plurality of testing sites, based on the examinee profile of the first set of examinees;

program instructions to display, through a second graphical user interface on a second mobile device, a second set of proctoring instructions specific to the second set of examinees, wherein the second set of proctoring instructions is selected for administering examinations in a second location of the plurality of testing sites based on the examinee profiles of the second set of examinees;

program instructions to compare, with the analytics logical circuit, the set of examinee-specific profiles to the examinee-specific authentication key for each examinee of the first set of examinees and the second set of examinees;

program instructions to monitor, with the analytics logical circuit, global factors and local factors in the plurality of testing sites, wherein:

the global factors include at least external events impacting the testing conditions in the first testing site and the second testing site,

the local factors include at least respective behaviors of each examinee in the first testing site and the second testing site;

program instructions to transmit, by one or more communications logical circuits, the global factors and the local factors to a database in the testing command center in real-time, wherein the database contains preconfigured profiles associated with validated standardized testing conditions;

program instructions to generate, with the analytics logical circuit, a testing environment index for the first testing site and second testing site, based on the global factors;

program instructions to generate, with the analytics logical circuit, a behavioral index for each examinee of the first set of examinees and the second set of examinees, based on the global factors and local factors;

program instructions to compare, with the analytics logical circuit, the testing environment index and the behavioral index to the preconfigured profiles;

program instructions to identify, by the analytics logical circuit, irregularities within the global and local events in real-time, based on findings obtained from comparing the testing environment index and the behavioral index to the preconfigured profiles;

program instructions to determine, by the analytics circuits, whether the irregularities necessitate corrective action by the command center based on predetermined criteria from the preconfigured profiles;

if the irregularities necessitate corrective action, program instructions to generate, by the analytics logical circuit, a pre-selected response to the irregularities in real-time; and

program instructions to trigger the pre-selected response to address the irregularities.

10 . The computer program product of claim 9 , wherein program instructions to identify the irregularities within the global and local events in real-time, comprise:

program instructions to assess, by the analytics logical circuit, an effect of the global and local factors of the first location and the second location on the respective behaviors of each examinee of the first set of examinees and the second set of examinees; and

program instructions to compile, by the analytics logical circuit, the effect of the global and local factors of the first location and the second location on the respective behaviors of each examinee of the first set of examinees and the second set of examinees, to determine whether the proctoring conditions are compliant with secure testing policies.

11 . The computer program product of claim 9 , wherein program instructions to determine whether the irregularities necessitate the corrective action by the command center, comprise:

program instructions to determine, by the analytics logical circuit, whether the global factors impact the first testing site or the second site or the first testing site and the second testing site;

program instructions to determine, by the analytics logical circuit, whether the local factors are indicative of cheating behaviors exhibited by at least one of the examinees;

program instructions to correlate, by the analytics logical circuit, the corrective action with the global factors that impact the first testing site or the second site or the first testing site and the second testing site; and

program instructions to correlate, by the analytics logical circuit, the corrective action with the local factors indicative of cheating behaviors exhibited by at least one of the examinees.

12 . The computer program product of claim 9 , wherein the pre-selected response is encrypted.

13 . The computer program product of claim 12 , further comprising:

program instructions to decrypt the pre-selected response; and

program instructions to output, in the decrypted pre-selected response, a set of actions to be taken by at least one of the first proctor and second proctor

14 . The computer program product of claim 13 , wherein the pre-selected response is graphical or audible.

15 . A computer system for improving proctoring conditions using an examination administration system comprising a command center communicatively coupled to a plurality of testing sites, the computer system comprising:

a first graphical user interface at a first testing location;

a second graphical user interface at a second testing location;

a data store;

an analytics logical circuit communicatively coupled to the first and second graphical user interfaces and the data store, the analytics logical circuit comprising a processor and a non-transitory computer-readable medium with computer executable instructions embedded thereon, the computer executable instructions configured to cause the processor to:

obtain, from the data store, information pertaining to a first set of examinees and a second set of examinees;

generate a first set of examinee-specific profiles for the first set of examinees and a second set of examinee-specific profiles for the second set of examinees, based on the obtained information;

obtain, from a graphical user interface at each testing site of the plurality of testing sites, an examinee-specific authentication key for each examinee of the first set of examinees and the second set of examinees;

display, through the first graphical user interface, a first set of proctoring instructions specific to the first set of examinees, wherein the first set of proctoring instructions is selected for administering examinations in a first location of the plurality of testing sites, based on the examinee profile of the first set of examinees;

display, through the second graphical user interface, a second set of proctoring instructions specific to the second set of examinees, wherein the second set of proctoring instructions is selected for administering examinations in a second location of the plurality of testing sites based on the examinee profiles of the second set of examinees;

compare the set of examinee-specific profiles to the examinee-specific authentication key for each examinee of the first set of examinees and the second set of examinees;

monitor global factors and local factors in the plurality of testing sites, wherein:

the global factors include at least external events impacting the testing conditions in the first testing site and the second testing site,

the local factors include at least respective behaviors of each examinee in the first testing site and the second testing site;

transmit the global factors and the local factors to a database in the command center, wherein the database contains preconfigured profiles associated with validated standardized testing conditions;

generate a testing environment index for the first testing site and second testing site, based on the global factors;

generate a behavioral index for each examinee of the first set of examinees and the second set of examinees, based on the global factors and local factors;

compare the testing environment index and the behavioral index to the preconfigured profiles;

identify irregularities within the global and local events in real-time, based on the comparing the testing environment index and the behavioral index to the preconfigured profiles;

determine whether the irregularities necessitate corrective action by the command center; and

trigger a pre-selected response to the irregularities in real-time if the irregularities necessitate corrective action based on predetermined criteria from the preconfigured profiles.

16 . The computer system of claim 15 , wherein the computer executable instructions are further configured to cause the processor to assess an effect of the global and local factors of the first location and the second location on the respective behaviors of each examinee of the first set of examinees and the second set of examinees and compile the effect of the global and local factors of the first location and the second location on the respective behaviors of each examinee of the first set of examinees and the second set of examinees, to determine whether the proctoring conditions are compliant with secure testing policies.

17 . The computer system of claim 15 , wherein the computer executable instructions are further configured to cause the processor to:

determine whether the global factors impact the first testing site or the second site or the first testing site and the second testing site;

determine whether the local factors are indicative of cheating behaviors exhibited by at least one of the examinees;

correlate the corrective action with the global factors that impact the first testing site or the second site or the first testing site and the second testing site; and

correlate the corrective action with the local factors indicative of cheating behaviors exhibited by at least one of the examinees.

18 . The computer system of claim 15 , wherein the pre-selected response is encrypted.

19 . The computer system of claim 18 , wherein the computer executable instructions are further configured to cause the processor to decrypt the pre-selected response; and output, in the decrypted pre-selected response, a set of actions to be taken by at least one of the first proctor and second proctor.

20 . The computer system of claim 14 , wherein the pre-selected response is graphical or audible.