Tag: technology

Anti-cheating Technologies – Washington University is creating a registry of cheaters

Posted on 03/16/12 by Caveon No Comments
Washburn U

The university is now in the process of creating an academic impropriety database that will permanently keep record of all infractions of students currently enrolled in classes. This database will include any and all reported improprieties that violate the universities policies.

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Cellphone used to leak exam papers… Culprit was a university instructor

Posted on 12/02/11 by Caveon No Comments
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- A computer teacher in India was caught red-handed leaking exam questions to students and another professor using his cellphone.
- Leaking exam questions has been a perennial problem in India. In fact, exams are usually delivered in a just-in-time manner to prevent their disclosure.

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Cheating adapts to new exam administration formats

Posted on 12/02/11 by Caveon No Comments
Oklahoma Sooners

- Oklahoma University is using clickers in the classroom for taking quizzes and attendance.
- The clicker can be abused to falsify attendance and to cheat. It’s only one click away. Just like many other illicit behaviors that are within reach.

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Copyright infringement trends – Is it a good idea to extend DMCA requirements to payment processors?

Posted on 11/08/11 by Caveon No Comments

Proposed DMCA legislation could allow a test publisher to effectively shutter payments to test preparation providers when the test publisher believes that copyrighted exam materials are being distributed.

This could significantly impact test security in a positive way.

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Chipping children: paranoia or panacea?

Posted on 03/17/08 by Caveon 2 Comments

The ACLU is opposing a pilot project in Rhode Island to track students as they enter and exit school buses. “Steven Brown, executive director of the Rhode Island chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, [called] the plan ‘a solution in search of a problem’ and saying the school district already should have procedures in [...]

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