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May 20, 2005 |
| Dear Associate, |
Last week I enjoyed the high-humidity of San Antonio, Texas while attending the National Conference on Large-scale Assessment. The conference was well organized with a number of very informative sessions. Being in San Antonio I couldn't help but notice more than a few people with a keen interest in hoops. How 'bout those Spurs? I enjoyed seeing a city so united in support for their team. Every business had multiple "Go Spurs Go" banners. And "Go" they did.
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Since I took pictures at the conference I spent a little time yesterday organizing a "conference photos" section on our website. Click here to see pictures from last week's NCLSA conference. |
| For all of my friends in the U.S.A., have a wonderful Independence Day celebration this Monday! |
Regards,
Don Sorensen
Caveon Test Security |
1 > Father-son cheating scandal arrest
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
...Assistant principal at Jericho charged after his son taking Regents at another school is seen with test answers....
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2 > Admission Exams Stress Students and Parents
Epoch Times - New York,NY,USA
...An officer of the Ministry of Education has indicated that the brutal stress of the exam plus the popularization of the electronic devices had already expedited an underground industry to provide methods for cheating on the college admission exam. During last year’s college admission exam period, just in Anhui Province 134 exam takers were found cheating. These exam takers all wore wired or wireless earphones and carried a matching handset.... |
3 > University students profited from exam scam
Slovak Spectator - Bratislava,Slovakia
...THREE students at Bratislava's Comenius University have been arrested and charged with fraud. The Law Faculty students were detained in custody in connection with a scam involving big profits from entrance and end-of-semester examinations, the Pravda daily reported.... |
4 > Nekede Poly Suspends 32 Students for Exam Malpractices
Allafrica.com
...According to the Rector, the students were alleged to have committed offences which ranged from impersonation, physical assault on invigilators and smuggling of unauthorized materials into the examination halls. "The affected students were said to have either impersonated, physically assaulted officially assigned invigilators or brazenly smuggled unauthorized materials into the examination halls. These are some of the sordid acts which this institution cannot afford to condone", he explained.... |
5 > Cheating climbs to new levels at one exam centre
Chandigarh Newsline - Chandigarh,India
...Among the most serious of the students’ allegations is that the exam paper of June 24, the last date of the exams, was again handed out on June 25 to students who had missed the date. Students also alleged that officials on duty at the centre helped students cheat.... |
6 > Scam shows worth of exams
Sydney Morning Herald (subscription) - New South Wales,Australia
..."It's really outrageous that somebody is profiting, charging, I understand, some thousands of dollars for assisting a student to effectively cheat in their HSC," Professor Gordon Stanley, president of the NSW Board of Studies, told the ABC. "I'm appalled that professional people would do this."... |
7 > HISD To Crack Down On Cell Phone Cheating
Click 2 Houston.com - Houston,TX,USA
...Officials with the Houston Independent School District said they have had enough of students using cell phones to cheat and want to increase penalties for students caught using cell phones while taking tests....
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| Testing Industry News |
NOCA Poll Results
This month's poll question, How often does your certification program conduct a job/task analysis?
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NOCA Academy's Audio Seminar
July 20th, 2005, from 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. David Meissner, Executive Director, Testing System Strategy, Thomson Prometric, will discuss the development of an effective strategic plan for certification organizations.
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Special Offer: During the month of July Catalyst Test Improvement Services is offering a free test review. For more information visit: http://www.catalyst-test.com |
| Test Security Tip |
Protecting Our Tests
By Cyndy Fitzgerald, Senior Test Security Director
Just as a systems engineer must be vigilant in identifying and minimizing possible points of failure, in the testing industry, program managers need to manage risks of test disclosure and cheating. While the following list of activities is not comprehensive, it provides a general idea of where risk management principles (aka: test security) can be applied to testing programs:
- Item development: During this phase of test development up through beta testing there are many people involved with the creation of test content—contract item writers, subject matter experts, translators, beta test participants. Appropriate security measures should be applied to prevent loss or questions regarding ownership of the developed content.
- Test delivery: Test delivery involves two types of risk: the first at the point of test disclosure to examinees, and the second when the examinee formulates and provides a response. Appropriate security measures should be applied to ensure that both the exposure and response are trustworthy.
- Data Management: Even after the test items are safely locked away, the credential can still be compromised by data mismanagement. Routine back-ups and reconciliations should be performed to ensure that test response data is not corrupted.
To read the rest of this article click here. |
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