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August 12, 2005 |
| Dear Associate, |
Over the last year I’ve pointed to numerous articles that highlight the problem of cheating in Nigeria. Today I read a mesmerizing “insider” view by Dan Hoyle a Fulbright scholar from San Francisco attending the University of Port Harcourt in Nigeria. Dan offers an objective eyewitness account of the many forms of corruption among university students and faculty including: bribery, extortion, fraud, and of course, cheating. Check out “Academic Mercenaries” below.
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Recently Greg Cizek of University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, produced a report reviewing test security procedures associated with the student assessment program for the Texas Education Agency. Cizek's thoughtful and well-written report commends a number of aspects of current Texas state testing security procedures and offers specific recommendations for enhancing security. The report is a valuable source of information and ideas on ways of enhancing security in state assessment programs. Click here to view the full Cizek report (available under the What’s New button). |
Regards,
Don Sorensen
Caveon Test Security |
1 > Academic Mercenaries
AlterNet - San Francisco,CA,USA
...One day in the life of a student in Nigeria: 'I can be sure that today I will witness, and perhaps participate in, some form of corruption.'... |
2 > Impostors prosper in Russian exam scam
Guardian Unlimited - UK
...As millions of school and university students across Russia sit entrance tests and final exams this summer, a new growth industry has emerged. "Surrogate students" are being recruited to sit exams in place of dim or ill-prepared pupils who are desperate to secure a pass.... |
3 > Review finds Texas a leader in test security measures but suggests enhancements
North Texas e-News - Texas,USA
...In a report delivered to TEA, Cizek says: "...this review concludes that TEA is among the leaders in test security procedures for K-12 educational achievement testing programs."; However, he offered a number of suggestions for enhancing the integrity of the program.... |
4 > Can Mobile Camera Check Exam Malpractice?
AllAfrica.com - Africa
..."Most of the social maladies, including medical malpractice by incompetent doctors, manufacture and sale of fake drugs by pharmacists, collapse of buildings, massive fraud in banks, miscarriage of justice are all consequences of examination malpractices", he said.... |
5 > College life: The Ritalin advantage?
AZ Central.com - AZ,USA
...As many as 20 percent of college students have used Ritalin or Adderall to study, write papers and take exams, according to recent surveys focused on individual campuses.... |
6 > No mercy for 100 mobile phone 'cheat' pupils
Scotsman - United Kingdom
...More than 100 Scottish school pupils will fail crucial exams this year because they took mobile phones into examination halls across the country. Figures obtained by Scotland on Sunday show that despite repeated attempts by exam bosses to clamp down on the use of phones and electronic devices, some students have broken the rules....
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