BBC News - Hi-tech exam cheating increases says Ofqual
The bit that is most interesting is:
"Another approach, tested in Denmark, has been to stop trying to prevent the use of technology in exams and allow pupils to have open access to the internet."
You can find answers to anything & everything up to a-level standard in one-to-two Google pages. Degree standard is a bit different but still...
how is allowing internet access during an exam going to be anything but a) a hinderence (time spent googling etc.) and b) a complete and utter farce to the exam system...
The bit that is most interesting is:
"Another approach, tested in Denmark, has been to stop trying to prevent the use of technology in exams and allow pupils to have open access to the internet."
You can find answers to anything & everything up to a-level standard in one-to-two Google pages. Degree standard is a bit different but still...
how is allowing internet access during an exam going to be anything but a) a hinderence (time spent googling etc.) and b) a complete and utter farce to the exam system...