Colorado Adopts Computerized Testing To Eliminate Cheating

In the "Lookout" blog in Yahoo! (8/12) Liz Goodwin writes that while Education Secretary Arne Duncan "says the national focus on test scores doesn't encourage cheating, but rather is the only way to make sure schools are adequately educating kids," Colorado is the latest state where schools "are moving to standardized tests that are administered by computers, rather than pencils and paper, to ensure teachers aren't helping students cheat." The tests will be phased in over the course of the next two years. However, "computer testing wouldn't stop teachers from helping students who have questions during the test, which is also considered cheating." The Denver Post (8/12, Robles) also covers this story.