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July 1, 2004 |
“When I was in school, I cheated on my metaphysics exam: I looked into the soul of the boy sitting next to me.”
Woody Allen
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Dear Associate, |
| This week I began an interesting project; I've been reviewing websites that teach how to cheat. These are actual sites and forums by students where they proudly promote their "unique" cheating methods. From the kid that pre-programs his calculator with test answers to techo-boy who uses a dime-sized wireless webcam to transmit test views to his buddy's laptop — each tries to top the others (and the system) with their ingenuity. |
| While many ideas are shared with a sense of amusement every once in awhile I came across a kid on his way to the next episode of The Sopranos . One such bad boy wrote a lengthy missive outlining his Five Ideals of Cheating. Read him and weep. |
| From cheating to organized crime in one straight line; seems little Johnny isn't so innocent after all. |
Regards,
Don Sorensen
Caveon Test Security |
1 > Technology is Changing Ways to Cheat
SunHerald.com - Biloxi,MS,USA
Although old-fashioned crib notes aren't extinct, technology is changing the way students cheat and forcing teachers to look for new ways to combat the problem. Schools are trying hard to sniff out students' craftier cheating methods. |
2 > 'NO re-sits' after Exam Theft
BBC News - London,England,UK
The exam board Edexcel has rejected calls for a re-sit of an exam after A-level questions were posted on a website. Police are investigating the theft of A-level papers from maths and chemistry exams being taken by 8,000 pupils. Edexcel says it is confident of tracking down the cheats. |
3 > Accounting School Gets An Ethics Makeover
SmartPros Accounting - USA
He takes MBA students to a federal prison, where former executives who are doing time conduct lectures. Students tour the facility and get a first-hand look at where they may end up if they, too, break the law. They see where the inmates live and work, often observing people with law degrees or doctorates picking up trash off the floor. |
4 > More Cases of Test Cheats Alleged
ktla 5 - Los Angeles,CA,United States
State records show that more than 400 public school teachers in California have been investigated for allegedly helping students on state standardized tests over the past five years -- double the number of incidents reported last month by the state Department of Education. |
5 > Investigation into Alleged PACT Cheating Nears End
Beaufort Gazette - Beaufort,SC,USA
A former Whale Branch staff member, who has since been removed from the school, claims top administrators violated testing policies by asking teachers to examine tests in advance of the test date, which is forbidden so teachers don't teach actual test questions. |
6 > High Stakes, Big Problems
Salisbury Daily Times - Salisbury,MD,USA
But in Seaford, copies of the current exam found their way into the hands of three 10th-grade English teachers, one of whom reported the similarity after the fact, when she realized the samples and the actual test were identical. |
7 > PSST. Wanna Buy a Ph.D.?
Chronicle of Higher Education - USA
It was a revelation rich in irony: A member of a college accreditation board holds a Ph.D. from a "university" that sells doctorates to anyone with $1,500. Some professors have dubious doctorates, other professors sell them, and colleges often look the other way. |
| Testing Industry News |
| NCME Call for Proposals - 2005 Annual Meeting
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Education Testing Security Solutions Announced by Caveon
Boston, MASSACHUSETTS— 21 June 2004— Caveon Test Security unveils today test security solutions for standardized testing in State schools at The Council of Chief State School Officers' (CCSSO) 34th National Conference on Large-Scale at the Boston Marriott Copley Place in Boston, Massachusetts. |
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