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| April 6, 2005 |
| Dear Associate, |
As bad as cheating is here in the good ole' USA at least we aren't requiring armed proctors to combat the "cheating mafia" as some areas in India are forced to do. Over in South Korea this year's CSAT examinees will be introduced the proctor -- and his metal detector -- no, not to spot firearms but to detect cell phones. You might remember they had a huge cell phone cheating scandal last year and many examinees were arrested.
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Don't worry all of today's news isn't doom and gloom. If you're responsible for test development there's some good news. A new organization called Catalyst has opened their doors to improve your tests by providing psychometric editing, item pool expansion and test refurbishing services. Click here to learn more about Catalyst. |
Regards,
Don Sorensen
Caveon Test Security |
1 > Keep kids away from lying and cheating
MSNBC - USA
...Whether it is lying about breaking a toy or cheating to get a better test grade, parents must be firm in explaining that it is unacceptable behavior. "Cheating doesn't start in high school, but when kids are young," says educational consultant Michele Borba, the author of “Don't Give Me That Attitude!” "And that's because too often parents allow or even encourage it.” Borba was invited on “Today” to share her expert advice for parents.... |
2 > Exam Centre or Battle Zone?
Expressindia.com - New Delhi,India
...Teachers carry guns, employ gun-toting personal guards; inspection teams use guerrilla tactics to bust cheating rackets... |
3 > Report Criticizes High-Stake Testing in Schools
PNN - Richmond,VA,USA
...David Berliner and Sharon Nichols, co-authors of the report, The Inevitable Corruption of Indicators and Educators Through High-Stakes Testing, point to examples of how unbridled pressure to reach unrealistic goals, whether in the boardroom, on the playing field or in our own government, can inevitably lead to a “beat-the-system” mentality. ... |
4 > Metal Detectors to Be Used to Prevent Exam Cheating
Korea Times - South Korea
...Metal detectors will be used to counter cheating during the college entrance exam, scheduled for Nov. 23. The Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development on Wednesday announced a plan to tighten supervision to prevent exam cheating in the College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT), which swept the nation last year, invalidating the scores of 314 exam-takers.... |
5 > Cheating 'Rings'
New York Post - New York,NY,USA
...While Schools Chancellor Joel Klein announced last week he will consider lifting the ban on mobile phones in schools, students said cellphone cheating is epidemic. Kids are using smuggled cellphones to send answers to classmates, store electronic crib notes and even photograph tests and pass them along to classmates, students reported.... |
6 > 'Academic steroid' used on campus
University News (subscription) - Kansas City,MO,USA
..."It seems like it's something that I shouldn't have," he said, "like I'm doing something wrong even though it's prescribed, and I dunno if that's good or bad." He described feeling like a baseball player who takes steroids. He said the edge it gives him with his education sometimes feels like cheating. ... |
7 > ASU proposals aimed at putting stop to student cheating
Arizona Republic - Phoenix,AZ,USA
...Once the issue was de-personalized - cheating is not just an ASU problem - the university, in its many facets, set out to provide solutions. Most remarkably, the ASU student senate passed a resolution condemning cheating, calling for 50 hours of community service when a student is caught the first time and dismissal on the second offense. ...
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8 > Teachers Ordered Cheating
Washington Times - Washington,DC,USA
...Texas' top education official intends to remove a local school board because investigators found teachers helped students cheat on state tests. State Education Commissioner Shirley Neeley moved Monday to dissolve the Wilmer-Hutchins Independent School District board after 22 educators were found cheating, the Dallas Morning News reported. ...
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| Testing Industry News |
2005 NOCA Academy: Seminar III - Forensic Psychometrics
Jack Killorin, Senior Security Advisor, Thomson Prometric
Russell Smith, Psychometrician, Thomson Prometric
May 25th, 2005, 1:00 p.m.—3:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Compromising intellectual property is a primary concern for testing programs. However, studies by Thomson Prometric psychometricians yield surprising data indicating that the actual impact on item and form performance may have limited impact on the performance of a testing program. This presentation will focus on those findings and on using psychometric analysis to measure impact and to identify patterns of fraud and misconduct. |
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