Cheating via mobile phones during seminars
It is bound to happen and probably exaggerated by stress during the examination periods.
Kids cheat during exams. In earlier times, this was done by using paper kept under the table that contained some of the material that was learnt to prepare for the tests and honestly, the preparation of a cheatpaper helped in learning the required topics. No need to use the cheatpaper prepared during the actual exam.
Technology changed the way how cheating is conducted - and mobile phones are used more frequently nowadays - which makes the preparation unnecessary and thus, doesn't allow for the learning that I indicated in the in the earlier paragraph.
There is a huge scandal brewing in Korea now, after arrest warrants for six students and another one put on the wanted list for playing key roles in a cheating scam. Apparently this is the largest cheating scandal involving high school seniors after evidence was secured suggesting that about 100 students allegedly used cell phones to cheat during the national college entrance exam held last Wednesday.
"Initial investigations show the students purchased cell phones from a Seoul-based telecommunications company before taking the exam. They gathered at a motel and practiced the cheating to get good scores."
Test-takers now doubt the credibility of the annual College Scholastic Ability Test, which is used as a key reference by universities when selecting students.
I pity those kids that might have to take the exam again: Depending on the outcome of the investigation, many parents and students are likely to file lawsuits to demand a new exam or have Wednesday's exam annulled.
Update:
May be it really is due to social pressure on children to succeed - that parents push their children, basically, since education costs increase and failure might not be an option:
The Korean Times writes:
"Korean households increased their monthly education spending by 33.2 percent to 494,000 won ($445) on average this year from 371,000 won in 2000.
According to the 2004 government survey of social statistics conducted by the National Statistical Office (NSO) in June, among the 33,000 surveyed households, 10.1 percent said they spent over 1 million won on education per month, up from 5.9 percent four years ago."
(By Asia Business Consulting)
Kids cheat during exams. In earlier times, this was done by using paper kept under the table that contained some of the material that was learnt to prepare for the tests and honestly, the preparation of a cheatpaper helped in learning the required topics. No need to use the cheatpaper prepared during the actual exam.
Technology changed the way how cheating is conducted - and mobile phones are used more frequently nowadays - which makes the preparation unnecessary and thus, doesn't allow for the learning that I indicated in the in the earlier paragraph.
There is a huge scandal brewing in Korea now, after arrest warrants for six students and another one put on the wanted list for playing key roles in a cheating scam. Apparently this is the largest cheating scandal involving high school seniors after evidence was secured suggesting that about 100 students allegedly used cell phones to cheat during the national college entrance exam held last Wednesday.
"Initial investigations show the students purchased cell phones from a Seoul-based telecommunications company before taking the exam. They gathered at a motel and practiced the cheating to get good scores."
Test-takers now doubt the credibility of the annual College Scholastic Ability Test, which is used as a key reference by universities when selecting students.
I pity those kids that might have to take the exam again: Depending on the outcome of the investigation, many parents and students are likely to file lawsuits to demand a new exam or have Wednesday's exam annulled.
Update:
May be it really is due to social pressure on children to succeed - that parents push their children, basically, since education costs increase and failure might not be an option:
The Korean Times writes:
"Korean households increased their monthly education spending by 33.2 percent to 494,000 won ($445) on average this year from 371,000 won in 2000.
According to the 2004 government survey of social statistics conducted by the National Statistical Office (NSO) in June, among the 33,000 surveyed households, 10.1 percent said they spent over 1 million won on education per month, up from 5.9 percent four years ago."
(By Asia Business Consulting)
posted by Andreas @ 1:03 pm
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