Arstechnica.com is running an interesting story on how the number of high school and college bound students being caught cheating using cell phones is on the rise. While the number of incidents per 1500 written tests is still relatively low it still causes concern for educators as students seem to still prefer more traditional methods of cheating.
I recall when I was in high school that the TI-92 was expressly forbidden to be used during more important exams such as your ACTs or SATs because it was capable of wireless transmissions. Curbing the rise of SMS cheating seems simple enough. Just don't let cell phones into the exam room. I think it would be pretty apparent when a student was trying to text a friend and ask what is the derivative of a fourth order polynomial...
Read the article here.
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