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Bellezza, Francis, S.; Bellezza, Suzanne, F. – Teaching of Psychology, 1989
Describes a statistical procedure that detects cheating by comparing answers for pairs of students using those items on which both made errors. If the number of identical wrong answers is greater than the number expected by chance, cheating is likely. Suggests using procedure to discourage cheating. (KO)
Descriptors: Cheating, Classroom Techniques, Educational Research, Higher Education