Friday, July 31, 2009

Are You More Honest Than a Fifth Grader?

Cheating on tests in China has become so bad that the Liangzhou Discipline Inspection Commission and Organization Department got 5th graders to monitor exams for police and judges.

Of all of the exam takers vying for 66 district-level judge, prosecutor and investigator positions, students identified 25 alleged cheaters, whose test results were disqualified, the report said.

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Cheating on tests is common in China, where pressure to pass competitive exams for entrance to university, civil-service jobs and other coveted positions is intense.

This is one reason admissions decisions for Chinese students to US universities are so difficult

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