Detecting Cheating at Colleges

July 9th, 2010 admin

The measures used to prevent cheating during tests remind me of casino security measures: No gum is allowed during an exam: chewing could disguise a student’s speaking into a hands-free cellphone to an accomplice outside. The 228 computers that students use are recessed into desk tops so that anyone trying to photograph the screen—using, say, a pen with a hidden…


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