The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners has just ranked the College Admissions scandal as the number one “most scandalous fraud case of 2019.” As a summary, on this historic case, the U.S. District Attorneys Office…
By: Tonya Mead, PhD, MBA, M.Ed, CFE, CHFI, PI There has been much discourse about net neutrality which means that internet service providers (ISPs) should aim to give surfers equal access to all legal content…
By: Tonya Mead, PhD, MBA, M.Ed, CHFI, CFE Standardized assessment companies are quick to act to safeguard their intellectual property and copyrighted information (test questions and item banks). They are less surefooted regarding computer glitches,…
By: Neil C. Rowe, U.S. Naval Postgraduate SchoolAbstract Online student assessment features in many distance-learning programs. The prevention of plagiarism has been the subject of much attention, but insufficient attention has been given to other…
By: Tonya Mead, CFE, CHFI, PI, MBA, MA Educational Psychology Data breaches exposing the personally identifiable information of k-12 students taking a standardized assessment in English and math occurred in two states last week: New…
By: Tonya Mead, CFE, CHFI, PI, MBA, MA Educational Psychology This week, an Arizona parent wrote an advice columnist asking for help. What should she do about a child who divulged to her that he…
By: Tonya Mead, CFE, CHFI, PI, MBA,MA Educational Psychology Apple phones are not the only electronic devices used by fraudsters to cheat the education and standardized exam industry. Journalists in Bangladesh, India reported of criminal…
By: Tonya Mead, CFE, CHFI, PI, MBA,MA Educational Psychology Just when you think that test cheating is of a bygone era, think again. And as before, the guilty culprits are the educators and administrators, not…
By: Tonya Mead, CFE, CHFI, PI, MBA, MA Educational Psychology Teachers in Haiti are taking great lengths to prevent student cheating on standardized assessments. Last week, a public relations initiative by the Normal School of…
By: Tonya Mead, CFE, PI, MBA, MA Educational Psychology Here, reports have been shared concerning test cheating in New Zealand. Authorities in New Delhi are investigating allegations of cheating on the All India Institute of…