The new security measures were developed in response to the NY college-test cheating scandal where college students took the ACT and SAT for high school students.

The story highlights the fact that if you want to administer exams securely, you can do it. Just don’t expect to do it for free. Security costs.

The proctor, a 55 year-old woman, faces felony charges of attempting to influence a public servant and witness tampering.

- About 10 Corona del Mar High School sophomores had test answers before an exam earlier this school year by purchasing test banks on Amazon.com, the school’s principal told members of the PTA at a meeting today.
- “If you have the test questions in advance, you’re cheating,” said Principal Tim Bryan.

A persistent test security problem in India has been the disclosure or leaking of exam materials by an administrator to test takers a few hours before the exam is given.

Because administrators can’t be trusted, secure delivery of the exam by a computer using a large item bank would keep the exam content out of the hands of administrators.

-In order to detect and prevent cheating, test security personnel absolutely need to be kept current with best practices and training. There is no other choice.
-Though some candidates had been indulging in this practice on individual basis, sources said some cheating rackets too had used this modus operandi for its candidates in lieu of hefty fee.