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Cheating in the News > February 27, 2004 |
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| Dear Associate, |
| This week's stories deal with the expanding creep of cheating in society and fraudulent activity related to state and district-level educational testing. |
| As promised, you will also find a link to another excellent report: "Rotten Apples: An Investigation of the Prevalence and Predictors of Teacher Cheating," by Brian Jacob and Steven Levitt. |
| I hope you're finding this weekly update useful and that it helps your efforts to create a more secure test program. If you come across articles related to cheating, test item piracy or exam fraud, please send me an e-mail (click on my name). |
| Regards, |
| Don Sorensen |
| Caveon Test Security |
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1 > Rotten Apples: An Investigation of the Prevalence and Predictors of Teacher Cheating
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| Education Next - Winter 2004 |
| by Brian A. Jacob and Steven D. Levitt
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2 > What's the solution to all of this lying, cheating and stealing?
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| St. Petersburg Times - St. Petersburg,FL,USA |
| Lying, cheating and stealing increasingly are creeping into the mainstream of corporate America. Just as it has infected parts of our public schools and universities, our sports, our media and entertainment, and our legal world. |
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3 > Fairness and Cheating
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| Certification Magazine - February 2004 |
| Fairness is a topic with a long history in testing. Tests are supposed to be fair. They are not supposed to be biased for or against any particular group or individual. |
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4 > Burying a Test Score Scam
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| Washington Post - Washington,DC,USA |
| In just one year, the proportion of Moten students scoring proficient or advanced on the Stanford 9 reading test increased from 50 percent to 91.5 percent. |
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5 > State to check closely for FCAT cheating
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| Miami Herald - Miami,FL,USA |
| A Herald analysis of FCAT scores prompts the state Department of Education to examine test sheets more carefully for possible cheating on the high-stakes assessment. |
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6 > Ministry confirms UPSR exam fraud
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| The Star - Malaysia |
The case has been classified under Section 420 of the Penal Code for cheating. The offence carries a jail term of at least a year to a maximum of 10 years, and also whipping and a fine. |
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