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.

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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.

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