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September 24 , 2004 |
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Dear Associate, |
| The first annual Caveon Test Security Summit was held earlier this week at the beautiful Snowbird Ski and Summer resort here in Utah. Attendees came from a number of testing organizations to review the current state of test security and get a better understanding of Caveon's service and product offerings to detect and combat cheating and test piracy. |
David Callahan, author of The Cheating Culture gave a thought provoking keynote address discussing the economic and social roots of America's culture of cheating. Summit sessions covered everything from virtual security and test breach case studies, to security planning and legal issues. |
| The biggest surprise of the Summit was the weather. The usual colorful Fall weather gave way to one of Utah's earliest snow storms (and we have the pictures to prove it). To see photographs of the Summit, click here. If you're attending the CLEAR conference next week in Kansas City please stop by the Caveon booth and say hi. |
Regards,
Don Sorensen
Caveon Test Security |
1 > Gallic cheats in the driving seat
The Guardian - UK
...Suspicious of the soaring pass rate at some schools, police began investigating test centres in May. In one exam raid last week, they found the answer. At the start of the test candidates would discreetly ring a corrupt school staff member and leave the phone on. The contact would assess which of 20 ready-prepared multiple choice highway code exams was being read out, and transmit a radio signal at the correct answer, vibrating a small device hidden in the candidates' socks. ... |
2 > Aggie Honor System cracks down on cheating
The Battalion - USA
...As Aggies returned to school this semester, a new addition was found on every syllabus across campus, regardless of major or year: "Know the Code!" With the creation of the Aggie Honor System Office (AHSO), Texas A&M now has a formal process for dealing with academic dishonesty. The AHSO officially opened this fall on Sept. 1... |
3 > Educators drop two from federal watch list
Boston.com
...The New Hampshire Department of Education this week removed schools in Derry and Nashua from a federal watch list of potentially failing schools after re-examining standardized test data at the request of the schools... |
4 > Reports of cheating up at Nevada's public schools
San Diego Union Tribune - San Diego,CA,USA
...A review of test security at Nevada's public schools for the 2003-04 academic year showed that reports of cheating, mishandled materials and improperly administered exams increased 53 percent statewide and 79 percent in Clark County. The annual report, prepared by the state Education Department for the Legislative Committee on Education, details everything from minor mishaps to major breaches of state regulations. ... |
5 > Destroying Careers the Jumbo Way
AllAfrica.com - Africa
...At the University of Lagos, the Professor Ibidapo-Obe led administration is so disgusted with the semi-illiterates brandishing excellent JAMB scores but who can hardly compose a correct sentence on English, the language of instruction and communication. How come one professor asked the other, how come a lady with an 85 per cent score in the use of English JAMB test, and duly admitted at UNILAG, cannot write a letter, nor one-page essay which JSS3 student ought to have mastered?... |
| 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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