Reviews a book that provides useful information for those who must deal with the problem of cheating on tests. The book explains ethical and practical issues associated with cheating, the frequency with which it occurs, details of cheating methods, and detection of cheating. (SLD)

Students in a large state university were surveyed to determine their beliefs about penalty levels appropriate for persons found guilty of various acts of academic dishonesty. There were two samples: one was random, and the other consisted of students who were strongly believed to have cheated by copying answers on one or more multiple-choice…

Practical and effective methods for detecting copying of multiple-choice test responses have been available for many years. These methods have been used routinely by large admissions and licensing testing programs. However, these methods are seldom applied in the areas of standardized or classroom testing in schools or colleges, and knowledge…