Tag: cheating methods

The Discontent of Santa’s Lazy Elf

Posted on 02/04/08 by Dennis Maynes, Chief Scientist, Caveon Test Security No Comments

The lazy elf pouted and made a grimace as he sanded wooden toy blocks. As the master elf passed by, he asked, “What’s wrong?” “Master, I want to work on mechanical dolls, not wooden blocks,” the lazy elf replied. The master elf stroked his beard and nodded his head. As he peered piercingly at the [...]

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A taxonomy of test and exam fraud

Posted on 01/28/08 by Dennis Maynes, Chief Scientist, Caveon Test Security 1 Comment

The other day I realized that visitors to Caveon’s website are very interested in “cheating methods.” John Fremer and Jamie Mulkey wrote an article titled “The Ten Most Wanted Cheaters” (http://www.caveon.com/articles/newsltr_04_Q1_1.htm) which is quite enlightening and informative. And, as a follow up to that article John Fremer and Don Sorensen created a “wanted poster” that [...]

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