The use of "cheat sheets" is the most common way students try to cheat on their online tests. The second most common tactic is to use Google Search and Translate, followed by copying test questions ...

Ten years ago, when the U.S. Department of Education eliminated the 50 percent rule, which barred students who took more than half of their classes online from receiving federal aid, an estimated ...

While cheating has always been a problem in education, the pivot to online education that took place during the pandemic provided students with brand-new opportunities to cheat. With in-person classes ...

As the number of online courses and degree programs greatly expanded during the past decade, so did the number of exams administered online. Tens of thousands of online exams now are taken each month ...

A student takes an online exam for a business course. One online proctoring company has provided figures showing a dramatic increase in cheating since education went online because of the coronavirus.

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The coronavirus pandemic has been a boon for the test proctoring industry. About half a dozen companies in the US claim their software can accurately detect and prevent cheating in online tests.