Using Statistics to Catch Cheaters: Methodological and Legal Issues for Student Personnel Administrators.

Dwyer, David J.; Hecht, Jeffrey B.

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ERIC Number: EJ524194

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1996

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Using Statistics to Catch Cheaters: Methodological and Legal Issues for Student Personnel Administrators.

Dwyer, David J.; Hecht, Jeffrey B.

NASPA Journal, v33 n2 p125-35 Win 1996

An investigation of the use of probabilistic methodologies for identifying cheaters on classroom multiple-choice examinations concludes that imperfections in the detection techniques, coupled with legal issues, necessarily limit the applicability and utility of these strategies. (Author)

Descriptors: Cheating, Codes of Ethics, College Students, Discipline Policy, Higher Education, Legal Problems, Methods Research, Probability, Statistical Analysis, Test Validity

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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