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Council for Higher Education Accreditation, 2009
Degree mills harm students and society. Students who are unknowing victims of degree mills are harmed when they invest a considerable amount of money for credits or credentials that cannot be used for, e.g., transfer to another institution, entry to graduate school or employment. Society is harmed when fraudulent credentials are issued in areas…
Descriptors: Academic Degrees, Deception, Higher Education, Educational Quality
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Sollman, Myriam J.; Ranseen, John D.; Berry, David T. R. – Psychological Assessment, 2010
Significant motivations and incentives exist for young-adult students to seek a diagnosis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). With ADHD information readily accessible on the Internet, today's students are likely to be symptom educated prior to evaluation. This may result in false-positive diagnoses, particularly when students are…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Performance Tests, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Validity