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Cheated Out of AP Exams
Jul 16, 2008 | 10:26 PM
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   Imagine..you're a high school honors student who studies all year to pass advanced placement tests for college credit, only to find out the test was disqualified and you have to take it again.  That's the issue facing 375 students at Trabuco Hills High in Mission Viejo.   The reason..ten students reportedly cheated during the exam that wasn't closely watched by administrators.  To boot, they didn't even find out if they passed.  How devastating?  Consider that many of these students are just a couple weeks from entering college.  Yet, here they are, cramming to study..again and praying they pass.  If they don't, no college credit and they'll likely have to take those courses in college AND PAY FOR THEM!  That could run more than $30,000.  To add insult to injury..it was the honest students who apparently ratted out the cheaters and for their honesty..the New Jersey based Educational Testing Service throws out all 690 test scores.  Some students took FIVE AP exams.  The school also shoulders a big part of the blame...failing to implement proper testing procedures that may have lead to the cheating.   What a nightmare! The students and their parents hope a last ditch court battle will result in validating the test scores.  It's a long shot.  In the meantime..it's time to study and pray for a miracle!  What a way to start your college career!
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drk12 read my blog view my photos
Jul 17, 2008 | 10:33 AM

No cheating involved, it is procedure to disqualify ALL the test scores. The reason, there is no way to determine who was exposed to the information that was used to cheat the exam. My question would be this... if honest students are the one's that brought this to light, why did they wait? Why didn't they stop their exam and approach the exam administrator to reveal the cheaters so they could be dealt with immediately?
Unlike the students of Jamie Escalante, whose students did not cheat and were only suspected due to the anomaly of their test scores.
In this case students were found to have cheated the exams, therefore all scores must be dismissed.
Abe_Oltulever read my blog
Jul 17, 2008 | 4:46 PM

i don't see a problem. re-take the test without studying. having taken a test, now the kids know what to expect on it.
drk12 read my blog view my photos
Jul 17, 2008 | 7:22 PM

Right, however the test won't be the same one. It will not be harder, it will different.
DfDeportation read my blog view my photos
Jul 18, 2008 | 9:45 AM

That's it. Different test. Good luck kiddies...
DMMickie read my blog view my photos
Jul 24, 2008 | 10:58 PM

The cheaters were probably the spawn of right wing nuts.
LOL!!!
DfDeportation read my blog view my photos
Jul 24, 2008 | 11:00 PM

Damn right wing bastards!!!
fox11newsreporter read my blog view my photos
Jul 29, 2008 | 9:19 AM

Hey Al , I think that if my high school was caught cheating for the ap exams, I think that those kids who were caught with the same answers should have taken the test again.

Its not fair for all those students to take the test over again. In the fall I'm going to be in honor classes and it would not be good if we take the test and have to retake it .


Al take care and please email or reply to my message

Hope to see you soon in the studios.

Please email me or reply to this message.

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TexasTruBlu read my blog view my photos
Jul 29, 2008 | 6:14 PM

If you want to blame someone, blame the administrators of the test. I do this every year, along with state testing. The teachers and facilitators know up front that they will suffer professional penalties for not adhering to the rules. There's no reason for the parents to whine because testing security is a huge issue. In our area, several teens used cell phones to cheat on an AP exam and were EXPELLED. Frankly cheating has become pandemic and it's time that people in all parts of education including students start realizing that this is not creating a true learning environment.
TexasTruBlu read my blog view my photos
Jul 29, 2008 | 6:17 PM

Oh and by the way, I am one of those right wing nuts and the parents who gripe the most about testing protocol are almost always those willing to look the other way when rules are broken. If you want to really do some investigation, look at how few students who make high scores on AP exams get college credit. College count on entry level classes as jobs programs for grad students. I know kids who took multiple tests, scoring fours and fives in things like calculus, physics and chemistry, but only got six hours of Spanish credit. Now THAT is a travesty and makes taking the classes and doing the work needless if you won't get fair credit.I speak as an AP teacher and this is happening across the nation.
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Good luck on the pronunciation.

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