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Pupils are using smart watches and phones to cheat in exams, warns watchdog
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleOfqual has issued a stark warning regarding the increasing threat of pupils using high-tech smart devices to cheat in examinations (PA Wire)Ofqual has issued a stark warning regarding the increasing threat of pupils using high-tech smart devices to cheat in examinations. According to data from the watchdog, cheating via mobile phones and smart devices has been the most common form of malpractice in summer exams since 2018, accounting for 44 per cent of all student misconduct last summer. Speaking on the Can I Just Qualify That? podcast, Ofqual's chief, Sir Ian Bauckham, highlighted concerns about advancing technology like smart glasses and expressed support for the Government’s decision to make guidance on phone bans in schools statutory.Last summer, 2,225 cheating cases involving mobile phones and smart devices resulted in 545 disqualifications and 1,240 mark losses.The exams watchdog has urged exam boards to implement stronger measures to prevent devices being brought into exams and to stop pupils using AI in their coursework.In fullStudents using phones, smart watches and glasses to cheat in exams, regulator warnsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
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Students using phones, smart watches and glasses to cheat in exams, regulator warns
There were 2,225 cases of mobile phone and smart device cheating last summer
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dailymail.com
Smart glasses are the next cheating threat in exams, says Ofqual
The threat of computerised spectacles to boost their scores in A-level and GCSEs 'should not be underestimated', examinations watchdog Ofqual said.
