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Cheating in the News > March 12, 2004   Dear Associate, It's been a long, cold winter here in Utah and this week's spring-like weather is a welcome change. This week's stories cover how health professionals are dealing with test security problems; the extreme precautions taken to ensure the Missouri Assessment Program tests aren't accessed before the administration date; and test security insights from the recent Association of Test Publishers conference. On the lighter side there's the story of the 2001 final exam for the "Coaching Principles and Strategies of Basketball" class at the University of Georgia. With questions like, "How many goals on a basketball court?" and "How many points does a three-point field goal account for?" I can't imagine there were any cheating problems.   Regards, Don Sorensen Caveon Test Security 1 > Cracking Down on Test Security Violations Read Article Monitor on Psychology - Volume 35, No. 3   March 2004 Online testing has made it easier for health professionals--including psychologists--to unwittingly break federal copyright laws. 2 > MAP Test Questions get High Security Treatment Read Article Engineering Times - February 2004 For about a month each spring, Dr. Sam Duncan's job as director of state and federal programs in the Jackson School District starts to seem a little like that of a top-secret agent. 3 > Exams fraud comes in at least 33 ways, says Exams Ethics boss Read Article Vanguard - 3.4.04 Ike Onyechere, of the Exam Ethics Project, a non-governmental organization leading the "war" against examination malpractices in Nigeria, reveals that 33 types of examination malpractices are today in vogue as the phenomenon has become a multi-billion naira business. 4 > Test Security Insights from ATP 2004 Read Article Caveon Test Security Bulletin Test security was a hot topic at this year's ATP conference. This growing problem has put many test publishers on the lookout for methods to improve their test security. 5 > University of Georgia Highlights Another NCAA Black Eye Read Article The Chicago Sports Review - 3.7.04 Released was a copy of the 2001 final exam for Coaching Principles and Strategies of Basketball class. The questions included: How many goals are on a basketball court? How many quarters are in a high school basketball game? How many points does a three-point field goal account for?   To top it off, these were multiple-choice questions. 6 > Take the Basketball Test Yourself Read Article Sure, you may be able to sink a free throw, but do you really "know" the game? Here's a link to the actual test questions referenced above. Enjoy, . . and don't gloat. To learn more about Caveon Test Security Services click here.

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