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Cheating in the News > March 5, 2004   Dear Associate, I'll admit it, I'm a gadget lover, and LOTS of other people are too. These technical trinkets are becoming standard issue in a cheater's arsenal. A couple of recent stories deal with the use of new calculators with text-editing capabilities being used to pre-program test answers, and the even more ubiquitous camera phones used to discreetly photograph tests and receive text messages (read: test answers). From gadgets we move to the plague of cheating in Nigeria. Each year the country is forced to cancel over 740,000 results due to examination malpractice. Current estimates peg Nigeria's exam fraud problems at a whopping N17 billion a year! (roughly $128 million in US dollars) And last, but surely not least, be sure to read "The Ten Most Wanted Test Cheaters" by John Fremer and Jamie Mulkey of Caveon, a great article covering the most calculating test-taking thieves. Regards, Don Sorensen Caveon Test Security 1 > The Ten Most Wanted Test Cheaters Read Article by John Fremer, Ph.D. and Jamie Mulkey, Ed.D. How would you feel about going to a doctor who cheated on his medical board exam, or an attorney who cheated on the bar exam, or a financial advisor who cheated on his NASD licensing exam? 2 > New Calculators Force NCEES to Tighten Exam Security Policy Read Article Engineering Times - February 2004 Several models of calculators that have communication and text-editing capabilities are banned from being used for NCEES exams. 3 > Text Messages, Camera Phones Used to Cheat in Classrooms Read Article San Jose Mercury News - 3.1.04 Teachers thought they had seen it all when it comes to cheating. A tiny cheat sheet tucked up a sleeve. A math formula saved on a calculator. An essay pulled off the Internet. But now sneaky students have found a new high-tech way to ask friends covertly for help on tests. 4 > Cheating a Growing Dilemma Read Article Marion Star - 2.29.04 With a national survey finding that nearly three-fourths of high school students admit to some form of serious cheating in the past year, it's no surprise that it has invaded even the hallowed confines of an all-girl Catholic school. 5 > Nigeria Loses N17bn to Exam Fraud Read Article AllAfrica.com - 3.1.04 This report from Nigeria claims that the effects of examination malpractice are costing the nation about N17 billion annually (approximately $125 million in US dollars). 6 > Exam Ethics Alerts On Plans to Cheat Read Article AllAfrica.com - 3.3.04 Each year, the five major public examination bodies in Nigeria cancel an average of 740,000 results on account of massive malpractice. To learn more about Caveon Test Security Services click here.

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