| Cheating on Tests: How To Do It, Detect It, and Prevent It Contributor(s): Cizek, Gregory J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0805831444 ISBN-13: 9780805831443 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $161.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 1999 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Testing & Measurement |
| Dewey: 371.26 |
| LCCN: 99020275 |
| Lexile Measure: 1450 |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 7" W x 10" (1.56 lbs) 280 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is the first book to offer a comprehensive look at the problem of cheating on assessments (tests) across all levels of the American educational system. It is organized around seven major objectives that identify this problem by: br 1. introducing and defining the problem of cheating and documenting the extent of its occurrence; br 2. cataloging and presenting information on the methods used to cheat on tests; br 3. providing information on methods useful for preventing cheating; br 4. describing methods used to detect cheating once it has occurred; br 5. synthesizing what is known about predispositions, correlates, and cultural differences in cheating; br 6. summarizing legal issues related to cheating; and br 7. illustrating ways in which individuals and institutions respond to cheating. br br i Cheating on Tests /i is informally written using a minimum of professional jargon and numerous anecdotes and cases. Technical information is largely confined to end-of-book appendices. It willappeal to all serious stakeholders in our educational system from parents and school board members to professionals directly connected to our schools and the testing industry. br |