WhileJenniferwasathometakinganonlineexamforherbusinesslawclassamonitor(监控器)afewhundredmilesawaywaswatchinghereverymove.UsingawebcameraequippedinJennifer’sLosAngelesapartmentthemonitorinPhoenixtra
WhileJenniferwasathometakinganonlineexamforherbusinesslawclassamonitor(监控器)afewhundredmilesawaywaswatchinghereverymove.
UsingawebcameraequippedinJennifer’sLosAngelesapartmentthemonitorinPhoenixtrackedhowfrequentlyhereyesmovedfromthecomputerscreenandlistenedforthesecretsoundsofapossiblehelperintheroom.HerInternetaccesswaslocked--remotely--topreventInternetsearchesandhertypingstylewasanalyzedtomakesureshewaswhoshesaidshewas:Didsheenterherstudentnumberatthesamespeedasshehadinthepast?Orwassheslowingdown?
Inthebattleagainstcheatingthisistheadvancedtechniqueandakeytoencouragehonestyintheboomingfieldofonlineeducation.Thetechnologygivestrusttotheentiresystemtotheinstitutionandtoonlineeducationingeneral.OnlywithsolidmeasuresagainstcheatingexpertssaycanInternetuniversitiesshowthattheirexamsanddiplomasarevalid(有效的)-thatstudentshaven’tjustsearchedtheInternettogettherightanswers.
Althoughonlineclasseshaveexistedformorethanadecadetheconcernovercheatinghasbecomesharperinthelastyearwiththegrowthof"openonlinecourses."Privatecollegespublicuniversitiesandcorporationsarejumpingintotheonlineeducationfieldspendingmillionsofdollarstoattractpotentialstudentswhilealsotakingstepstohelpguaranteehonestyatadistance.
Asidefromthewebcamerasanumberofotherhigh-techmethodsarebecomingincreasinglypopular.Amongthemareprogramsthatcheckstudents’identitiesusingpersonalinformationsuchasthetelephonenumbertheyonceused.
Otherprogramscanproduceuniqueexambydrawingonalargelistofquestionsandcanrecognizepossiblecheatersbyanalyzingwhetherdifficulttestquestionsareansweredatthesamespeedaseasyones.AsinmanyuniversityclassestermpapersarescannedagainstsomelargeInternetdatabanksforcheating.
【小题1】WhywasJenniferwatchedinanonlineexam?
A.Tocorrecthertypingmistakes.B.Tofindhersecretsintheroom.C.Topreventherfromslowingdown.D.Tokeepherfromdishonestbehaviors.【小题2】ForInternetuniversitie