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May 21, 2004 |
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Dear Associate, |
| Each week I review a number of cheating-related news stories and then choose the most useful to include in this e-mail. Useful stories report the problems of cheating and also offer solutions. |
| This week's stories contain several solutions: At a High School in California the principal had enough of students using cell phones to cheat -- and banned them. In Colorado an audit was done to discover problems with EMT tests -- and a test security plan was put in place. And at the Air Force Academy test results were carefully reviewed to determine the statistical feasibility of cheating. |
| Beyond articles in the press, many organizations are providing solutions to this problem. If your organization has solutions to test piracy or cheating (and you're willing to share) please let me know and I'll pass them on via this e-mail. |
Regards,
Don Sorensen
Caveon Test Security |
1 > Colleges work to Thwart High-Tech Cheating
Los Angeles Daily News - Los Angeles,CA,USA
Faced with a surge in cheating ahead of final exams this month, officials at Cal State Northridge and local community colleges are adopting high-tech solutions and improving traditional vigilance to snare unethical students looking for that easy A. |
2 > Audit Faults Medics' Background Checks, Testing
Denver Post - Denver,CO,USA
Lax record keeping and oversight in the Colorado agency that licenses emergency medical technicians and paramedics were so pervasive that medics were poorly screened for criminal backgrounds and exams were given in casual settings where no state official was present. |
3 > The Impact of Braindump Sites on Item Exposure and Item Parameter Drift
Caveon Guest Article, Russell W. Smith, Ph.D.
This paper examines the impact of Internet braindump sites on an exam. The results show that within an 8-month period almost the entire item bank had been compromised. |
4 > Student Caught Copying Test
The Californian - Salinas,CA,USA
Officials at Everett Alvarez High School in Salinas are cracking down on cell phone use after a student used a camera phone to photograph an exam and tried to send it to a friend. |
5 > Dishonor Code: Cheating Rampant
Denver Post - Denver,CO,USA
The academy has interviewed 265 people. So far, 20 people have admitted cheating on the test, and another 50 cases have been forwarded for further review. Six cadets have resigned from the institution, whose honor code says, "We will not lie, steal, or cheat, nor tolerate among us anyone who does." |
6 > AP Exams Allegedly Stolen in Montgomery
Trenton Times - Trenton,NJ,USA
Montgomery High School takes pride in the SAT preparation machinery that last year vaulted it to the second-best average scores in New Jersey. Now, school officials fear one or more students' drive to succeed went too far. |
7> Students Armed with Technology Usher in a New School of Cheating
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Milwaukee,WI,USA
Although students' in-class cheating methods might be becoming more sophisticated, many local schools say they still rely on the traditional methods to catch cheaters. That includes passing out multiple versions of exams, requiring students to clear their desks and scouring the room for over-the-shoulder peeking and other suspicious behavior.
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