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| February 4, 2005 |
| Dear Associate, |
If you ever thought that "actual tests" couldn't be purchased on the Internet – think again. Recently we came face to face with a distressing reality while doing Item Matching Analysis; a service where we buy tests for sale on the Internet and then compare them to the actual tests of a testing program.
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| Using our proprietary matching analysis tools, we discovered that 49% of a client's test had been compromised. In fact, every question in the 60 item "practice test" was found to be a copy of one of the items in the client test! Click here to learn more. |
| As promised in my last e-mail I've compiled a few more articles on gunmen (proxy test-takers) and a list of some of their sites. Click here to learn more. |
Regards,
Don Sorensen
Caveon Test Security |
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1 > New paper format to curb cheating
Mid-Day Mumbai - Bombay,India
...The Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education has made cheating in the examination hall virtually impossible. According to the four-paper system, four different question papers of the same subject in which almost 30 per cent of the questions are different, will be distributed in the examination hall to the students.... |
2 > The real value of certification
Tectonic - South Africa
...A one- or two-week course doesn't make a Linux guru, no matter how much spin you put on it. And how are they going to guarantee that result? Probably by cheating, and handing out brain dumps. I regularly see students in my course room that have been awarded a certain very well known IT certification. ... |
3 > TEA chief plays down cheating
Dallas Morning News (subscription) - Dallas,TX,USA
...Texas education officials said Monday that they expect to find isolated incidents of cheating on state tests, but nothing widespread. "If we have cheating on one campus, or in one classroom, that's unacceptable, and that's something we're going to work on," said Shirley Neeley, commissioner of the Texas Education Agency... |
4 > WRAL Investigates Teachers Accused Of Changing EOG Test Scores
WRAL.com - Raleigh,NC,USA
...Sallie B. Howard School for the Arts and Education's reputation as a school of distinction is now in question. Investigators are looking into "testing irregularities" on last year's end-of-grade tests.... |
5 > Educators on guard against cheating by cell phone
Texarkana Gazette - Texarkana,TX,USA
...A new method to an old trade has educators wary of students using cell phones and other electronics. Area educators say students use everything from text messages to old-fashioned notes in the jacket pocket to cheat on their tests and homework. But the electronic methods have teachers trying to develop ways around cheating in the classroom. ... |
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Association of Test Publishers, 2005 Conference
February 28 - March 2, 2005
Westin Kierland Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona
Innovations in Testing, ATP's 2005 Conference, promises to be an exciting, informative program which will facilitate the exchange of ideas across many segments of the test publishing community. From pre-conference workshops, keynote addresses, information-filled breakout sessions and poster sessions, this conference will offer the depth attendees need to stay abreast of the fast-paced changes taking place in their field, while at the same time offering the relaxing atmosphere of the Westin Kierland Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona.
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