Panel debates tightened test-security rules, warns against uneven criminal referrals Committee reviewed amendments to test-security regulations to reflect electronic testing and add specific violations and potential disciplinary consequences; members asked CHE to confirm statutory authority for criminal referrals and to clarify district reporting and student-notification procedures.

South Carolina's committee is shaking up test-security regulations, raising concerns about potential criminal referrals for students—could this change the game for electronic testing?

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State assessment staff warn districts: strict security, coding and enrollment rules ahead of EL testing window Assessment officials reminded districts the EL testing window opens Feb. 23 (not extendable) and emphasized strict test security (oaths, cell‑phone bans, audio audits), tight TIDE access, careful use of non‑participation codes and new percentile‑point accountability calculations.

Strict security measures and new accountability rules are set to reshape the upcoming EL testing window, and districts must be prepared for the February 23 kickoff!

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Detecting Compromised Items in Computerized Linear Testing: A Novel Approach Using Autoencoders and BERT Item compromise is a significant concern in the testing industry. We propose a novel approach for detecting compromised items in computerized linear testing by analyzing response times and scores. Our...

In a recent article in CEJEME, Pan and Sinharay propose a novel approach using autoencoders and BERT to detect compromised items in computerized linear testing.

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