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March 3, 2006 |
| Dear Associate, |
There has been cheating as long as examinations have existed. Case in point; recently 40 miniature cheating books for the Qing Dynasty imperial examination system were revealed. These books along with other items used for cheating are on display at the Shanghai Museum in China. One of the most interesting pieces is a cotton jacket used for cheating during exams covered with inked text from Confucian Classics (see photo). The jacket contains 353 model essays of 200,000 characters.
At the recent ATP conference Caveon conducted an informal Test Security Survey. The results were very similar to our survey results from the NOCA conference. It’s obvious that test security is an ongoing and growing problem.
Highlights of the responses included:
- 75% spend more time now then five years ago on security issues
- 70% have not had security audits in the last 18 months
- 35% do not have security plans in place
- 50% monitor the web for disclosure of their test questions
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| One of the best ways to take control of your test security is to clearly know what your program is doing right, and what areas could use improvement. If your program is one of the many that have not had a recent Security Audit please contact me and we’ll send a proposal right away.
Best regards,
Don Sorensen
VP of Marketing
Caveon Test Security |
1 > New museum showcases 1,300-year-old examination system
ChinaCulture.org
...the most interesting items are probably a set of mini-versions of classic Chinese books, and two jackets, one made of cotton and the other from silk, inked with texts from classic books, all meant to be used for cheating during the exams...
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2 > Cheating—What Is It, Really?
Certification Magazine
... some IT pros... have opted to play outside the rules within their own industry when it comes to credentialing. They use brain dumps, proxy test-takers and other forms of cheating to get a certification they didn’t really earn.... |
3 > FCATs Are a High-Security Endeavor
The Ledger - Lakeland,FL,USA
...Daily code changes, guards and log sheets keep the questions secure. Any breach threatens to invalidate the series of tests, which cost roughly $26 million to develop, administer and score.... |
4 > TOEIC Test Cheating Widespread
Korea Times - South Korea
...A reporter posing as a TOEIC exam-taker, was able to receive answers on 155 questions out of a total 200 during the Sunday’s test through cell phone text messages from an unidentified person.... |
5 > Students-Police Clash in Gaya, 2 Killed, 3 Injured
Patna Daily - India
...Soon after the expulsion and arrests of the students caught cheating in the exam, an angry mob attacked the security force deployed within the campus with bricks and other objects. The police first resorted to lathi-charge and tear gas shells but when that failed to disperse the crowd, it opened fire at the protestors killing one...
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