Prevent Cheating and Ensure Test Security
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Prevent Cheating and Ensure Test Security Cheating continues to rise dramatically. While about 20 percent of students admitted to cheating in high school during the 1940's, today the figure is between 75 and 98 percent! Some 75 to 98 percent of students surveyed each year admit to cheating at some time in their academic careers. The rise in cheang over the years. 9 Tips Administer Screening Tests A brief pre-screening can prevent people taking an exam for which they are not yet prepared. Include Candidate Agreements According to research, students at colleges with honour codes cheat less than their counterparts elsewhere. Use question-by-question formats Presenng quesons one at a me limits the amount of exam content exposed on screen. Screen Perfect Scores Using reports such as the score list report highlights parcipants who achieve perfect scores. Review Time To Finish Info Inform participants of cheater prevention tactics The overall me taken to complete an assessment can be a useful way to screen for suspicious behaviour. Posng informaon that cheater prevenon taccs are used, can help deter the low movaon cheaters. Implement a good seating plan Use seang arrangements where parcipants are equally spaced, with limited ability to see another person’s screen. Include open-ended questions Constructed response quesons provide less opportunity to cheat as they require unique answers. Copyright © 1995-2014 Questionmark Corporation and / or Questionmark Computing Limited, known collectively as Questionmark. All rights reserved. Questionmark is a registered trademark of Questionmark Computing Limited. All other trademarks are acknowledged. Verify IP Address If assessments are to be taken from a specific locaon, the IP address will show whether parcipants took an assessment from an unauthorised locaon. Get free whitepapers at: www.questionmark.com/whitepapers
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Prevent Cheating and Ensure Test Security
Cheating continues to rise dramatically. While about 20
percent of students admitted to cheating in high school during
the 1940's, today the figure is between 75 and 98 percent!
Some 75 to 98 percent of students
surveyed each year admit to cheating
at some time in their academic careers.
The rise in cheating over the years.
9 Tips
Administer Screening Tests
A brief pre-screening can prevent people taking an exam for which
they are not yet prepared.
Include Candidate Agreements
According to research, students at colleges with honour codes cheat less
than their counterparts elsewhere.
Use question-by-question formats
Presenting questions one at a time limits the amount of exam content exposed
on screen.
Screen Perfect Scores
Using reports such as the score list report highlights participants
who achieve perfect scores.
Review Time To Finish Info Inform participants of
cheater prevention tactics The overall time taken to complete an assessment can be a useful way to screen for suspicious behaviour.
Posting information that cheater prevention tactics are used, can help deter the low motivation cheaters.
Implement a good seating plan
Use seating arrangements where participants are equally spaced,
with limited ability to see another person’s screen.
Include open-ended questions
Constructed response questions provide less opportunity to cheat as they require
unique answers.
Copyright © 1995-2014 Questionmark Corporation and / or Questionmark Computing Limited, known collectively as Questionmark. All rights reserved. Questionmark is a registered trademark of Questionmark Computing Limited. All other trademarks are acknowledged.
Verify IP Address
If assessments are to be taken from a specific location, the IP address will show whether participants took an assessment
from an unauthorised location.
Get free whitepapers at:
www.questionmark.com/whitepapers
