Transcript ETS Security Review - CLEAR

Maintaining Test
Security in the U.S.
and Internationally
Barbara Halsey
Chauncey Group International
Raymond Nicosia
Educational Testing Service
CLEAR Conference
San Antonio, TX
January 10, 2002
Media Coverage
Woman Nabbed in Nurse-Exam Bribe
Arrested after offering $700 to an undercover investigator for a
passing grade on the practical nurse exam. Had previously sent
a test administrator $300 by mail with a note promising to
provide an additional $700 on exam day.
4/11/95
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Media Coverage
Extensive Cheating Leads to Expulsions
and Violence in Bangladesh
Violent clashes erupted across Bangladesh when college professors
and administrators tried to prevent students from cheating on a
compulsory English examination. More than 3,000 students were
expelled and nearly 100 people were injured.
11/21/00
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Media Coverage
Students set principal on fire for refusing
to allow cheating in exams
Students at an Indian vet's college allegedly set its chief test
administrator on fire because he wouldn't let them cheat during exams.
6/28/01
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Purpose Today
• Procedures to Reduce Security
Incidents
• Technology that can help or hurt us
• Highlight U.S. and International
Differences
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Registration and Scheduling
• Eligibility Determination
• Admission Document
• Scheduled Appointment
• Walk-Ins
• Retake Policy
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Identification and Check-In
• Traditional IDs
• Thumbprinting
• Signature Logs
• Administration
• Digital Photos
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Revised Log Sheet
Emphasis on Identification
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Confidentiality
Statement
• I agree to maintain the full confidentiality
of all test questions, specifically not to
reproduce and/or disclose any test question
in whole or in part to any person or entity,
and understand that if I reproduce test
questions in any manner I am subject to a
copyright infringement lawsuit and any
other action(s) ETS may take.
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Confidentiality Statement
• You are not permitted to leave the
test center vicinity during the test
session.
• You are not permitted to use
telephones or cellular phones during
the test session or during breaks.
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Administration
• Control Testing Environment
• Room Design
• Proctoring
• Breaks
• Video and Audio Surveillance
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New Multiplexer Video Surveillance
• Allows every test taker to be
consistently recorded
• Capability to zero in on one test taker
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Electronics Once Inside Testing Room
• Digital Photo:
watch, pen/scanner
• Video/Audio Recorders:
hat, eyeglasses, label pin, tie
• PDA’s/Calculators
thesaurus, dictionary
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Exit Safeguards
• Inventories
• Sign-Out
• Irregularity Reporting
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Cultural Security Challenges
• Multiple Choice vs. Essay/Oral
Formats
• Objective vs. Subjective Scoring
• Individual vs. Shared
Knowledge/Performance
• Direct vs. Indirect Communication
Styles
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Incident Investigations
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Triggers
In-house research
On-site investigation
Board of Review
Remediation
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Biometric Scanning
A biometrics is a unique, measurable characteristic or trait of a
human being for automatically recognizing or verifying identity.
Current Methods
Fingerscanning
Finger Geometry
Hand Geometry
Iris
Palm
Retina
Signature
Vein
Voice
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Future Biometrics
Body Odor
DNA
Ear Shape
Keystroke
Benefits of Biometric Scanning
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One-for-one impersonation cases
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Professional test takers who take tests for others
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Professional test takers who test more than once per
month in order to see the items
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Test takers who alter their names in order to hide lower
scores or test multiple times undetected
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TCA could log-in at the start of day rather than use a
password
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Wrist Camera
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Scanner Pen
• Threat to paper based
test material
• Record notes from
scratch paper
• Will not record data
from computer
monitors
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Covert Cameras
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