[The Times 2001-06-02] Timezone cheats using Net for exams

[Joseph S. Myers]

 From Saturday's Times:

   SATURDAY JUNE 02 2001
   Timezone cheats using Net for exams
   BY GLEN OWEN, EDUCATION CORRESPONDENT, AND LAURA PEEK IN WASHINGTON
   A GLOBAL network of timezone cheats has been established on the
   Internet to pass examination secrets between candidates.

   Overseas students, who start the same papers at staggered intervals
   because of international time differences, are corresponding with
   candidates who have already finished their exams.

   The English examination boards alerted to the scam by The Times, have
   promised to review procedures, and warn that any candidate found
   cheating will be disqualified. One board admitted that the growth of
   Internet use and mobile text messaging presented a significant twist
   to an old problem.

   Schools in Brazil, Bermuda, the USA and Canada, also contacted by The
   Times yesterday, said they would be reviewing examination procedures
   to prevent time-zone cheating.

   [ ... - for full article see Times website: ]

http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/0,,2-2001190449,00.html
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/0,,59-2001190216,00.html

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Joseph S. Myers
jsm28 at cam.ac.uk