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Ferguson, William F. – 1983
College undergraduates (n=38) were administered identical multiple choice tests with randomly presented answer-sheets numbered either vertically or horizontally. Of the originally-scheduled four tests during the semester, tests one and three were retested with entirely different test questions, also multiple choice, resulting in scores from tests,…
Descriptors: Answer Sheets, Cheating, Higher Education, Multiple Choice Tests
Peer reviewedAiken, Lewis R. – Research in Higher Education, 1991
Research and practice in detecting and controlling for cheating on objective tests are reviewed and a small survey of attitudes and practices is reported. Potential of two computer programs to detect error similarities and use of multiple answer-sheet forms to control cheating are discussed. Teacher cheating is also addressed. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Answer Sheets, Cheating, Computer Software, Error Patterns
