Erin Norris/April 21, 2008/technology
In Bangalor there has been a leak in the exams questions that have made students over confident in taking their exams because they already know the questions. This problem has been going on for years, however, they are trying to fix the problem in India by sending the tests to a central location to have them printed. Also they have had trouble there with a leak inside the central location so they think that by making the test out with an encoded language so that no one can read it that it may stop the problem. The tests will be stored on a pdf and then printed right before the exam in the format that can be read so that it can prevent the cheating. Two people were actually arrested in Midnapore because they were leaking the test to other people and forging the names of people onto the exams.
I think that it is sad that the people of India have to go to some many lengths so they can have a tests taken. If those students spent as much time studying as they did trying to get the answers I'm sure that they would do just as well but I hope that this will work and that the students will give up on trying to find out what the questions are because it is unfair to those that have worked hard to study and are honest.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/New_technology_to_beat_examination_cheats_/articleshow/2966515.cms
2 comments:
Im sure this cheating steams from no one liking to study and everyone wanting to ace an exam. This problem is more than likely in most countries around the world. But is crazy to think people go through great lengths to get an "A" on a test. Maybe because in other countries only a few go on to college, making it an honored privilege. And people believe they need desperate measures to achieve that dream.
I can't believe that so many people are cheating. In a way it doesn't seem quite worth the effort.
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