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Download full textBay, Luz – 1995
An index is proposed to detect cheating on multiple-choice examinations, and its use is evaluated through simulations. The proposed index is based on the compound binomial distribution. In total, 360 simulated data sets reflecting 12 different cheating (copying) situations were obtained and used for the study of the sensitivity of the index in…
Descriptors: Cheating, Class Size, Identification, Multiple Choice Tests
Peer reviewedRoberts, Dennis M. – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1987
This study examines a score-difference model for the detection of cheating based on the difference between two scores for an examinee: one based on the appropriate scoring key and another based on an alternative, inappropriate key. It argues that the score-difference method could falsely accuse students as cheaters. (Author/JAZ)
Descriptors: Answer Keys, Cheating, Mathematical Models, Multiple Choice Tests
