Cheating in the News is a weekly e-mail update delivering the latest news related to cheating, exam fraud and test item piracy. To subscribe enter your e-mail address below.
| |
| |
 |
Cheating in the News > February 20, 2004 |
|
|
| Dear Associate, |
| This week's stories cover the problem of wide-spread "examination malpractice" in Nigeria and India, and accusations of cheating in police and firefighter units. |
|
| I've also included a link to "To Catch a Cheat" a research paper by Brian A. Jacob an assistant professor at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government, and Steven D. Levitt a professor of economics and social sciences at the University of Chicago. |
|
| Look forward to next week when I'll send a link to more in-depth research by the same two professors entitled, "Rotten Apples: An Investigation of the Prevalence and Predictors of Teacher Cheating." |
|
| Regards, |
| Don Sorensen |
| Caveon Test Security |
|
1 > To Catch a Cheat
How to stop testing fraud
by Brian A. Jacob and Steven D. Levitt
Education Next - Winter 2004
|
|
|
2 > Governors Involved in Exam Fraud, Says NYSC Inspector
AllAfrica.com - Africa
... Examination malpractice is the root of all the problems we have in Nigeria. If it is curbed, our social, economic and political problems would be solved...
|
|
|
3 > Cheating in exams just got harder
Times of India - India
... will have the authority to visit any examination centre, check the college premises, examination halls and make inquiries on the candidates taking the test. ...
|
|
|
4 > Firefighters Fare Poorly On New EMT Test
Firehouse.com News - USA
... the past two years, nearly 99 percent of Chicago firefighters passed the EMT test, but a Unit 5 investigation raised concerns that firefighters were cheating...
|
|
|
5 > Some NC officers may have cheated on exams
Myrtle Beach Sun News - Myrtle Beach,SC,USA
... Charlotte-Mecklenburg police have launched an internal investigation to determine whether officers cheated on exams as recruits at the police academy as far back as 2000. ...
|
|
|
6 > Seeking Alternatives to Standardized Testing
Washington Post - Washington,DC,USA
... Deborah Meier is my favorite answer to an important question: Is there some other way to make low-income neighborhood schools better than through the annual standardized testing required by the new federal No Child Left Behind law? ...
|
|
|
To learn more about Caveon Test Security services please visit: www.caveon.com |
| |
|
Send this page to a friend.
|
Resources
