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September 9 , 2004 |
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Dear Associate, |
| Have you ever witnessed a young person doing text messaging? Some can type out messages faster than a court reporter, using just a single digit. Text messaging has evolved its own form of shorthand referred to as "text language," or the hipper, "TXT lingo." |
Text language usually involves dropping vowels (e.g. ‘Srnsn’ instead of 'Sorensen’), using numbers for words (e.g. ‘2’ instead of ‘to’), using the sound of letters to replace a word (e.g. ‘nrg’ instead of ‘energy’), or a combination (e.g. 'CU L8R' instead of 'see you later'). |
| This week a couple of interesting stories surfaced that deal with the problem of kids using text language for their written reports. Can you say, "clueless?" I nu U c%d. (I knew you could.) |
L8R,
Don Sorensen
Caveon Test Security |
1 > [The Crimson Report] Where Fake is Real
Korea Times - Seoul, South Korea
...Cheating on exams at school is often condoned, especially on the final exam of the high school third grade year, taken shortly after the CSAT is administered. For many students, helping each other cheat is a show of solidarity and a mark of true friendship those who refuse to participate are ostracized as being selfish individualists. ... |
2 > TchAz h8 txt msgN
Translation: Teachers hate text messaging — as do lovers of the English language.
York Daily Record - York, PA, USA
...Maybe even worse, teachers are noticing a new kind of illiteracy generated by an addiction to text messaging and e-mail laziness: Kids turn in reports with no capitalization and no punctuation and misspellings and run on sentences and littered with lingo that makes teachers go, like, 'huh?' That will just lead to report cards that make your parents go, like, :-(...
Related story: Text message Essay Baffles British Teacher |
3 > Reports of Cheating Increase at Business College
Arizona Daily Wild Cat - Tucson, AZ, SA
...Citing an increase in reported cases of academic dishonesty in the Eller College of Management, the undergraduate adviser said the college has cracked down on cheating. According to the Code of Academic Integrity Summary Report, released by the Dean of Students Office, 68 cases of academic violations by students enrolled in the Eller College of Management were reported during the 2003-2004 academic year. Thirty-three of those cases were initiated by Eller College faculty members. This is a dramatic increase from the previous academic year. ... |
4 > Chairman of Youth Council Suspended From University
AllAfrica.com - Africa
...The chairman of Mozambique's National Youth Council (CNJ), Gilberto Mendes, has been thrown out of university for the next two years for cheating during the June exams. Mendes is far and away the most prominent figure to be caught out in academic fraud.... |
5 > Nine Schools' Test Scores Tossed for Violations
Jackson Clarion Ledger - Jackson, MS, USA
... In the second year of high-stakes accountability testing, some state subject scores for nine schools — including Puckett Attendance Center in Rankin County and Canton High in Canton — were thrown out because of alleged cheating or other integrity infractions. None of the violations caused schools to be penalized with a lowered accountability level. However, repeat offenders could have school ratings lowered in the future. The invalidated test scores were some of the more severe cases in the 28 violations Mississippi Department of Education investigators verified statewide.... |
| Testing 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. |
NOCA's 2004 Annual Educational Conference
Taking Quality, Leadership, and Education to New Heights
November 17 - 20, 2004
Loews Miami South Beach
Registration brochure is now available. |
Association of Test Publishers, 2005 Conference
Innovations in Testing, ATP's 2005 Conference, promises to be an exciting, informative program which will facilitate the exchange of ideas across many segments of the test publishing community. From pre-conference workshops, keynote addresses, information-filled breakout sessions and poster sessions, this conference will offer the depth attendees need to stay abreast of the fast-paced changes taking place in their field, while at the same time offering the relaxing atmosphere of the Westin Kierland Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona.
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