Thursday, October 27, 2016

Cheaters on the Swedish scholastic aptitude test can be punished – Aftonbladet

Education. After elaborate cheating revealed on the scholastic aptitude test, it has introduced a major change to the Saturday quiz – cheats commits an offence and liable to a prison sentence.

The tens of thousands of people doing the test on Saturday will have to do a thing in the past provdeltagare not have had to make. They shall, in writing, to assure, on their honour, that they have done the test without unauthorized assistance. The reason for this? In and with the certification, and if they are found to be cheating, they can be sentenced for a crime and be punished.

Cheaters caught risk a fine or imprisonment up to six months and suspension from the scholastic aptitude test in two years, i.e. in four sittings.

the Answers in the earplugs

– the Majority of the writing sample are young people, and to not have the opportunity to write for two years may seem tough, ” says Eva Holmestig, communicator at the University and högskolerådet, UHR.

Enhancement has come after it emerged that provskrivare with sophisticated technical aids received the answers in earplugs while they sat and wrote.

On Saturday’s test will also provledarna to be extra pay attention to, think Eva Holmestig, and there will be more guards in place. Of UHR if you believe in less cheating than in the past.

“A mark”

– We hope this is going to be a selection, that now it is a punishable offence. You risk more, ” says Eva Holmestig.

in the Past, has thus sharper therefore not risked any legal penalty.

– It was in the news in connection with that misconduct was so widespread. It is the modern technology that has been sprung on us a little in this, ” says Eva Holmestig.

the Confidentiality of whistle-blowers

However have found had their test invalidated and even become ejected from the education they come in with bogus test results.

On the CLOCK thought it continuously on how the cheat can be accessed. Any further ideas – but have not yet become a reality – is the protection of the confidentiality of whistle-blowers, itinerant interfering transmitter in the provsalar and also searches in case of suspicion of cheating.

the FACTS

Sat 2016

For the scholastic aptitude test Saturday, 29 October the 66 258 people have signed up. It is six per cent fewer than in the autumn of 2015. 79 per cent of those notified is 24 years old or younger.

New from the autumn tests is that it is a criminal offence of unauthorised aids. You also risk the two-year suspension from doing the sample.

Questions from the sample published on the site Study.now in the evening of October 29. Answer key is posted on the same site Wednesday, november 2. Participants can take part of its results 28 november.

Test going to do at 120 locations in Sweden and is organized by the 21 universities and colleges. The only provanordnare, which has received more registrations in the fall compared with last year, the fall is the University of Gävle, an increase of 2.6 per cent from 1 459 notified to 1. 497.

In the spring, 87 841 people have signed up. At every test, it tends to be a loss of about ten per cent.

Source: the University and högskolrådet, UHR

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