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February 16, 2006 |
| Dear Associate, |
Last week I attended the Association of Test Publishers (ATP) conference in Orlando, Florida. The conference was well attended and as always, I have pictures to share. I gave a poster session called, “50 Ways to Cheat on Tests” to increase awareness on the various ways that examinees cheat. If you’d like a copy of my handout and slides (and you’re not looking for ways to up your GPA) please respond to this e-mail.
The launch of a new secure online test delivery provider called Kryterion was big news at ATP. I’ll admit my bias since Kryterion is a joint venture between Drake International, Cito and Caveon. If you’d like to learn more about the company here's the press announcement.
One of the topics I discussed with more than a few attendees was this idea being tossed around that allowing students to make use of digital resources like the web is alright since in the “real world” this is how most folks get the job done. I can see the arguments on both sides. You can decide for yourself. The first two articles below are on the topic.
Best regards,
Don Sorensen
VP of Marketing
Caveon Test Security |
1 > Just Look It Up
Chicago Tribune - United States
...Many of today's middle school and high school students show up on test day toting laptops, personal digital assistants, alphanumeric calculators and even cell phones, all tools that are perfectly acceptable under a growing trend to allow "legalized cheating" in classrooms, according to a recent Wall Street Journal story.... |
2 > Digital cheating teaches analysis
The Graphic - Malibu,USA
...The argument for allowing students to text message, browse the Internet and Google test questions is to make students use the resources available and to develop their ability to use them critically. Some educators believe that real world strengths of “intelligent surfing and analysis” are just as important as rote memorization.... |
3 > Adding a Degree of Integrity to Online Education; Biometric Identification Proves More Reliable Than Proctored Testing
Collegiate Presswire (press release) - Clifton,NJ,USA
... ''Biometric identification enables educators to determine if a student is actually the one completing an examination without using resources not permitted by the institution or assistance from another person. The Ergotest system replaces traditional human proctors and physical testing centers with biometric identity verification methods installed on the user`s PC.''... |
4 > HISD Implements New Ways To Prevent TAKS Cheating
Click 2 Houston.com - Houston,TX,USA
...HISD officials said the new cheating prevention plan includes 300 test monitors and a shorter testing time. Teachers will also not be allowed to administer the tests to their own students.... |
5 > Cheating may not be honest, but it sure is popular
The Athens News - Athens,OH,USA
..."I wasn't even in the class," he said. "I sat down in there, pretended to take the test, and then as people handed their's in, I just slipped my copy in my pocket." The student said he then waltzed out the door, no questions asked.... |
6 > Superintendent: Cheating Teachers Changed Student Test Answers
Eyewitness News Memphis - TN, USA
..."It looks extremely suspicious," White says. Officials say there was another red flag -- the number of eraser marks on the answer sheets. In most cases, the answers were changed from the wrong ones to the right ones.... |
7 > UP Board exams an acid test for officials
Expressindia.com - New Delhi,India
... In order to prevent mass cheating rackets like last year, the State Government has asked all concerned departments to get ready for the Uttar Pradesh Board exams scheduled to begin from March 4. Last year, according to the official figures, 6,150 candidates (5,026 boys and 1,124 girls) were booked for using unfair means in the Board exams.... |
8 > Breeding Culture of Dishonesty
Korea Times - South Korea
...All cultures, however, have both positive aspects and negative aspects, and the “stain” of cheating is certainly one of the negative aspects that has developed in Korea over the past few decades, and whose level seems to be rising more and more as time passes...
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