Lynzie
At Kent we require students to have their ID cards on their desk and they
are
> checked by the invigilators. If it was suspected that someone was
> sitting the exam on behalf of somebody else we would send for the tutor to
> come and verify.
Jayne
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Lynzie Gadd, Examinations" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 4:00 PM
> > Subject: Student ID in examinations
> >
> >
> > > Dear colleagues
> > >
> > > I recently attended a training session run by Netskills covering
> > plagiarism
> > > (which was excellent) and was surprised by the volume of essay banks
> > > available on the Internet (100's). This has prompted me to consider
how
> > > robust our procedures are at dealing with and discouraging cheating.
> > >
> > > One aspect that I would appreciate some feedback on, is how other
> > > institutions confirm the identity of their students in exam halls?
> > >
> > > For instance, do you place blank slips on each desk for the student to
> > > complete for collection by an invigilator or do you simply require the
> > > student to place their University ID card on the desk for inspection?
> > >
> > > If it was suspected that another person had sat the examination on
> behalf
> > > of a particular student, what procedure would you employ to deal with
> such
> > > a situation?
> > >
> > > I welcome any comments that you have on this matter.
> > >
> > > Best wishes,
> > >
> > > Lynzie
> > >
> > > ----------------------
> > > Ms. Lynzie Gadd,
> > > Assistant Registrar (Examinations Officer)
> > > Examinations Office
> > > University of Bristol
> > > Tel: +44(0)117 9287680
> > > Fax: +44(0)117 9287681
> > > http://www.bris.ac.uk/exams
> > >
> >
> >
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