Thursday, March 28, 2013

Report: cheating on standardized tests in 75 percent of U.S. states | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC

Report: cheating on standardized tests in 75 percent of U.S. states | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC:


Report: cheating on standardized tests in 75 percent of U.S. states

The National Center for Fair & Open Testing issued a report Thursday that tallies cases of cheating on standardized tests in 37 states across the country, including notable cases in Southern California.
The manipulation hurts the most needy students, said he center’s president, Bob Shaeffer: “Most of the most significant cases of cheating have occurred in low income communities where students have historically had the lowest test scores.”
Students have been found to take smart-phone photos of tests and forward them to fellow students. A lot of