A Device To Detect Student Cheating

Abstract

In this article, a method is offered by which to recognize, identify, verify and/or confirm that student “cheating” has occurred on multiple-choice formatted examinations.  The approach rests upon the probability of more than one student incorrectly answering identical questions.  The technique or “device” can be used either to screen or to confirm and it is seen to be easily applied in situations involving several students and for any number of exam questions and tests.