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August 12, 2004 |
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Dear Associate, |
| By the recent volume of articles related to doping, steroids and drug test cheating you know the 2004 Olympics are just around the corner. I've been amazed at the number of stories related to cheating athletes. My usual Google search on cheating news is kicking back mostly Olympic athlete stories. Ah, for the good old days when athletes' blood ran pure and the big news was Tonya Harding whacking the knees of Nancy Kerrigan. |
| This week I've included a couple of opinion pieces on recent cheating news. One responds to the "Cheating or Misunderstanding?" article that reported on Arizona teachers giving students extra time to complete parts of a test. The other responds to a Florida district deciding whether to ban cell phones from schools. |
Regards,
Don Sorensen
Caveon Test Security |
1 > Caught in the Middle: Ethical/Legal Mandates and Test Security
Caveon Guest Article by Marcia M Andberg
Tests typically are protected by copyright law, and test authors and publishers are reluctant to give permission to release test data. Of critical importance to these parties is the maintenance of the integrity of the test so that it will continue to be a valid and useful tool.
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2 > Teachers Followed the Spirit, not the Letter of Essay Test Guidelines
Arizona Republic - Phoenix, AZ
The headline reads "Cheating or Misunderstanding?" and describes how teachers in Gilbert, Yuma and Phoenix's Creighton Elementary districts may have given their students two or three days to write an essay as part of the AIMS test. To someone unfamiliar with the test, this looks like the teachers conspired to cheat, but they didn't. They were trying to make the best of a test that cheats the students out of their opportunity to do their best.
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3 > Let Students Keep Phone-Cams
PalmBeachPost.com
Last year, cellphones with cameras were relatively rare. Now, they are the next gotta-have gadget. Just check out the ads. Like the Internet, this technology will overwhelm attempts to ban it or hold it back. A school board policy to regulate phone cameras would be more realistic than a policy banning them.
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4 > Will chaos, cheating prevail in rerun of official exams?
The Daily Star - Lebanon
With less than three weeks to go before students have a final chance to pass the Lebanese Official Exams this year, some are skeptical that perceived cheating, as well as the general chaos that they said prevailed during the last test, would be addressed.
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5 > Students Building Academic Web of Deceit
Southeast Missourian
Campus cheating isn't restricted to the classroom anymore. It's also found in cyberspace, where some college students are convinced they can plagiarize term papers and cheat on Web-course tests away from the in-room scrutiny of faculty.
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6 > Auckland Grammar Criticised over Handling of Exam Fraud
New Zealand Herald - Auckland, New Zealand
The incident happened at the end of last year's examinations when a year 11 (fifth form) student at Auckland Grammar got a year 12 (sixth form) student to sit level one exams in biology, chemistry, maths, physics and science, National Radio reported today.
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| Industry News |
International Test Commission 2004 Conference
October 7th - 10th, 2004
The College of William & Mary and the Williamsburg Hospitality House
Williamsburg, Virginia, USA
The 2004 conference explores issues related to equitable assessment practices and fairness in testing as well as offers skill-building training in assessment and psychometric practice. Invited workshops on assessment and measurement and conference presentations highlight recent advances in theory, research, and practices that promote equity to those who take tests, use test results, and are engaged in test development and distribution. |
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Taking Quality, Leadership, and Education to New Heights
November 17 - 20, 2004
Loews Miami South Beach
Registration brochure is now available. |
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