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I agree that the shut-down seems over-broad, but, at the same time, might it be too narrow? Couldn't people also use "non-data" mobile communications, like SMS
by bloak 5y ago
I agree that the shut-down seems over-broad, but, at the same time, might it be too narrow? Couldn't people also use "non-data" mobile communications, like SMS or even voice calls, for cheating?
If they're not stopping voice calls and there's a working landline within 100 metres or so, an enterprising cheat could probably set up a private Wi-Fi access point connected to an old-school modem doing dial-up either internationally or locally to a shortwave radio shack.
- lolc 5y agoThe obvious answer is to shield the exam rooms!
- jkhdigital 5y agoStill not enough: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?arnumber=8820015 https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?arnumber=8820015
- TeMPOraL 5y agoMy proposed algorithm: 1. Shield the exam room against anything you can think of. 2. Find the few cheaters that manage to overcome your measures anyway. Give them STEM grants, recognition, whatnot. 3. Next exam round, find the people selling turn-key cheating solution and give them entrepreneurship grants. Flunk the people who bought the cheating solution. 4. Upgrade your countermeasures, go to step 1.
- elliekelly 5y agoPeople have been cheating on exams long before the internet existed. The only way to guarantee no one cheats on an exam is to never give the exam in the first place. I think exams are the “good reason” the government has given the public to justify shutting off internet access, I don’t think it’s the real reason.
- kaetemi 5y agoI find it funny that preventing cheating seemingly appears to be of higher priority, to a lot of people, than providing better education.