 |
 |
July 7, 2006 |
| Dear Associate, |
Last week I enjoyed visiting with friends and colleagues at the National Conference on Large-Scale Assessment in San Francisco. As always, I took pictures. At the conference Caveon presented the 2006 State Education Test Security Survey Results.
Booth traffic was brisk as we handed out posters highlighting the Ten Most Wanted Cheaters. If you’d like your very own copy of the poster click here.
This month Caveon will be hosting a free webinar: Under lock and key: Conducting a Physical Security Audit. The webinar will cover ways to maintain a secure physical environment for: test items, documentation, and policies surrounding your testing program.
Best regards,
Don Sorensen
VP of Marketing
Caveon Test Security
|
 |
1 > High-tech cheating in Asia's high-stakes exams
Christian Science Monitor - Boston,MA,USA
...As stressed students across Asia sweat through do-or-die exams for coveted college spots, educators are struggling with a surge in high-tech cheats. Pressure to get into good schools is heightened by the belief that only the best will succeed in a tough job market.... |
2 > Nursing Board Examinees Say Cheaters Pose Danger to Profession
Bulatlat - Quezon City,Philippines
...The recent nursing board examinees in Baguio City say their complaint against the alleged examination leakage, filed before the Professional Regulatory Commission (PRC) last week, is not merely confined to the scam. They are more concerned, they say with board passers – who, because they allegedly benefited from the leakage, would pose great danger to public health services when they begin practicing their profession.... |
3 > Education tests: Who's minding the scores?
Philadelphia Inquirer - Philadelphia,PA,USA
...A separate study, done by a test-security company, found that 80 percent of education-assessment directors are spending more time dealing with security issues than they did five years ago. This survey, which got responses from 34 states, was done by Caveon Test Security, a Utah-based firm.... |
4 > High-tech products used for cheating in examination
China Daily - China
...The authority found that students racked their brains to figure out how to use various high-tech devices such as cell phones, interphones and wireless earphones to cheat. Some students were even injured by low quality devices. According to Chutian Metropolis Daily, a student in Wuhan used a "microearphone" which is 3 mm in diameter to cheat. The earphone is so tiny that it slipped into the student's auditory canal, causing a perforation of the tympanic membrane.... |
5 > High school exam supervisors paid off to allow cheating
VietNamNet Bridge - Hanoi,Vietnam
...An examiner has admitted to handing out money to supervisors during a high school graduation exam early this month in southern Vietnam, apparently to look the other way as examinees cheated... |
6 > iCheat because iCan
Toronto Sun - Canada
...Forget crib sheets, glancing at someone else's answers or sneaking to the bathroom to review your study notes. Today's tech-savvy high school students sweating out final exams have a new batch of cheating tricks up their sleeves: iPods and cellphones.... |
7 > Cyber school for cheats
Queensland Sunday Mail - Brisbane,Queensland,Australia
...A Sunday Mail investigation has revealed high school and university students are using internet auction sites to cheat at their homework. Students are taking bids and then paying the best candidate to complete the task for them – even in their own writing style... |
| Testing Industry News |
Association of Test Publishers Conference – Call for Papers
ATP is looking for contributions to the content of their 2007 Conference, and invites you to participate in the first annual Call for Papers
Click here to learn more. |
Association of Test Publishers – Job Board
The ATP Career Center offers the test publishing/test services industry—an easy-to-use and highly targeted resource for online employment connections. Both members and nonmembers can use the ATP Career Center to reach qualified candidates. Employers can post jobs online, search for qualified candidates based on specific job criteria, and create an online resume agent to email qualified candidates daily. For job seekers, the ATP Career Center is a free service that provides access to employers and jobs in the field of test publishing. For more information contact Lauren Scheib at lauren@testpublishers.org or call 866.240.7909 or +1.717.755.9747
Click here to learn more. |
Need Help with Certification Program Accreditation?
Building on eight years of experience as the Associate Director for NOCA and the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA), SeaCrest’s Janice Moore offers the following accreditation-related services: readiness assessment, change implementation, application preparation, and application review. For more information contact Janice Moore at 704-724-2737 or JMoore@seacrestcompany.com. |
Looking for an affordable way to increase your item pool?
Catalyst offers item writing and editing, test refurbishing and item pool expansion services.
Click here to learn more. |
| |
> Newsletter Archives > Caveon Services > Caveon in the News > Testing Tradeshows
This newsletter currently has 4,295 subscribers. |
| |
Resources
