1 > Exam sharing site gets attention from CU students, officials
CU is ranked among the most popular schools on “CourseHero.com,” with the university’s students circulating nearly 42,000 tests, study guides, research papers and other academic documents on the site.The Web site is considered a gold mine for students enrolled in courses with professors who recycle tests or mildly tweak questions from semester to semester. And as final exams approach, subscriptions to the site are soaring, the creator says.
2 > College test bank draws school’s ire - News 14
UNCC junior Simon O’Brien created the web site Keeboh.com to allow students and faculty to post and download previous exams. University leaders say this might be against school rules, and the law. As final exams near, O’Brien says he is just trying to level the playing field.
3 > Stolen Tests Threaten IT Certifications - Storage Networking News Analysis - Byte and Switch
Another company says the issue of stolen test results is epidemic when it comes to IT certifications. “The biggest problem are tests that are stolen and sold. That is devastating to a testing program and in the IT area, it’s huge,” says Don Sorensen, VP of marketing for Caveon, a five-year-old Utah firm that specializes in rooting out security problems in standardized tests.
4 > Cisco Certified Community Builds on Strength of Program Quality and Rigor - CNNMoney.com
“Well known for their quality and adherence to strict measurement standards, Cisco Career certifications have led the way in assessing technical skills and knowledge,” said David Foster, chairman and CEO of Caveon, the worldwide leader in exam security services. “Making the most of the latest advances in performance-based and computerized adaptive testing, and by following strong security procedures, Cisco makes sure that its certification holders have mastered the skills needed in today’s workplace.”
5 > To cheat or not to cheat | csmonitor.com
According to one survey, 60 percent of high school students admitted to cheating on a test over the past year. We’re swimming in a sea of cheating – so I decided recently that I’d better talk to my kids about it, before they get the idea that everyone in the world cheats and it’s pointless to resist.
6 > Forest Brook allegedly broke rules during TAKS testing | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
During high-stakes TAKS testing last month, outside monitors found potential security violations and notable disorganization at Forest Brook High School, which has faced cheating suspicions in recent years.
7 > As technology changes, students find new ways to beat the system
For instance, Scott noted friends of students can simply log on to Google outside the classroom, find exam answers, and send them back to their test-taking friends who have silenced their phones.Camera phones have made it all the easier, as friends in remote locations can simply send images of completed tests or answer sheets to each other.
8 > Honor Council optimistic after results from cheating survey - Lifestyles
Back in January, the Wittenberg Honor Council invited students to take a survey about cheating. Now, the results are in, the numbers are crunched, and honor council advisor Scott Rosenberg is cautiously optimistic that a culture of academic integrity is catching on at Wittenberg. Less than one third of respondents said they had seen an exam’s questions and/or answers prior to taking it, copied other people’s homework, or copied from a text or online source without giving proper citation.
9 > Student sues after cheating inquiry - Concord Monitor
The lawyer for a young man facing criminal charges stemming from his alleged role in a cheating plot at Hanover High School is suing the police and school officials of violating federal laws protecting students’ privacy.
10 > State needs to crack down on exam cheating by teachers - The Journal News
New York allows schools and teachers to score portions of their own students’ exams. A Texas elementary school teacher noted: “Law schools do not give the bar exam, nor do driving schools give drivers’ license exams. And imagine the public reaction if we decided to eliminate track meets and award regional and state championships according to times and distances submitted by coaches.” Allowing New York’s public schools to grade their own assessments is a clear conflict of interest that should be prohibited.
11 > Uni has ways of finding cheats - Cambridge News
“We can use computer analysis to compare one candidate’s exam answers with the typical behaviour of other candidates’ responses. If a pair of answers shows tremendous similarity, it can indicate cheating. “While examiners may have ‘hunches’ that a candidate’s performance is not quite right, we now have techniques which can give a strong statistical indication of whether someone has cheated or not.”
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