This is the first book to offer a comprehensive look at the problem of cheating on assessments (tests) across all levels of the American educational system. It is organized around seven major objectives that identify this problem by:
introducing and defining the problem of cheating and documenting the extent of its occurrence;
cataloging and presenting information on the methods used to cheat on tests;
providing information on methods useful for preventing cheating;
describing methods used to detect cheating once it has occurred;
synthesizing what is known about predispositions, correlates, and cultural differences in cheating;
summarizing legal issues related to cheating; and
illustrating ways in which individuals and institutions respond to cheating.
Cheating on Tests is informally written using a minimum of professional jargon and numerous anecdotes and cases. Technical information is largely confined to end-of-book appendices. It will appeal to all serious stakeholders in our educational system from parents and school board members to professionals directly connected to our schools and the testing industry.