By Dennis Maynes, Chief Scientist, Caveon Test Security I believe that there is one and only one reason people cheat on tests and why some people pressure others to cheat or ignore cheating on tests. They want to gain an unfair advantage. They don’t want to pay the price that is required to learn the [...]

By Dennis Maynes, Chief Scientist, Caveon Test Security In Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland, the Queen of Hearts exclaimed, “Off with their heads!” whenever anything or anyone opposed her will or pleasure. Lewis Carroll wrote “I pictured to myself the Queen of Hearts as a sort of embodiment of ungovernable passion – a blind and [...]

Written by: Dennis Maynes, Chief Scientist, Caveon Test Security There were many notable events and occurrences with respect to test security in 2012. In fact, it may be that 2012 will be considered a pivotal year in the ongoing effort to administer tests securely and to thwart those who cheat on tests and steal test [...]

Written by: Dennis Maynes, Chief Scientist, Caveon Test Security Occasionally, I review responses from test takers whose test results were anomalous. The test taker is usually asked to explain the reason for the anomaly like this: “After forensics analysis, your test results have been found indeterminate for being overly similar with that of another. Will you [...]

Written by: Dennis Maynes, Chief Scientist, Caveon Test Security For some time, I have wondered whether cheating behavior is opportunistic or adopted. Do students cheat because they have acquired the behavior? Or, do they cheat because they were able to exploit an opportunity? In this short essay, I have investigated this question empirically. I shouldn’t [...]