Hi
Like everyone else, we have our suspicions about what goes on in the
privacy of the cubicle - and there's nothing realistic to be done about it.
Searching the loos before the exam to make sure nothing gets hidden there
would help a bit (assuming we had enough people to do that), but would
still only be part of the solution of course because short of
strip-searching students we don't know what they have about their persons.
I like the suggestion about marking the script in some way - though that
wouldn't work in exams where candidates have to use a different answer book
for each question.
Just one thought - while we can't follow them into the cubicle and search
for hidden notes, if the escort is the same gender they can at least go
into the toilet area to make sure illicit phone calls aren't being made.
If anyone comes up with any brainwaves, do please share them!
I comfort myself with the thought that anyone who has to resort to this
type of measure in an exam is probably not going to do very well anyway.
Hope this helps.
Jenny Beaumont
Assistant Registrar, Academic Standards and Support
University of Bradford
Richmond Road
Bradford
West Yorkshire, UK
BD7 1DP
Tel (+44) 01274 233896
Fax (+44) 01274 236130
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