It’s worth checking out this story of a test cheating ring in Texas if you have an interest in test security.
Basically, test takers are alleged to have paid an imposter to take a teaching certification exam on their behalf. The imposter then bribed a test center operator to look the other way while he took the tests. The cheating was so brazen that the imposter allegedly took more than one test at a time.
CNN’s reporting highlights some of the weaknesses inherent in the test center model. Their report is a good reminder that test centers are not necessarily more secure than at-home testing as this particular approach to cheating is not really possible in at-home testing.