64名考生作文内容雷同被取消GRE成绩

http://www.admissiontest.org 2003-1-21 19:08:50 ETS 作者:ETS

GRE Analytical Writing Scores Cancelled For 64 International Test Takers

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Officials of the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) Program have announced that 64 GRE General Test Analytical Writing scores have been cancelled for students from the November 23, 2002, paper test administration in China, Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong.
These 64 test takers are among the over 6,000 individuals who took the test on that date. The affected scores were cancelled because the essays do not contain sufficient original material to provide a valid indication of their analytical writing skills.

Investigators found the presence of paragraphs and sentences containing identical language or identical examples in a common essay structure. For many of these essays, published sources for the language and examples were discovered. Further invalidating the scores is the fact that these students did not provide their own ideas or examples to illustrate their critical thinking.

"We understand that test takers may draw upon similar ideas for these analytical essays," says John Yopp, vice president of ETS's Graduate and Professional Education division. "And while this is acceptable, test takers must realize the graduate education community in the United States values
most highly the ability of students to develop their own perspectives in analytical essays. The graduate community also values students who can illustrate through their essays not just how thoroughly they memorize and recall citations, but how much original thinking they do to show how they differ from their fellow test takers."

"We are extremely pleased that some 6,000 test takers created their own essays. They serve as an example to all test takers and show that the vast
majority students do their own original work. It reflects well on their hard work and dedication to learning," Yopp concluded. Officials are in the process of releasing scores of students whose scores have been cleared and of notifying those whose scores have been cancelled.
Several hundred additional essays have not yet been scored because of insufficient quality in the conversion of handwriting to digital images. This prevented the essays from being scored through the nation-wide network of readers. These essays are being reviewed and scores will be released as
soon as they are available.

Students whose scores have been cancelled have forfeited their test fees and must pay to take the test again at an upcoming GRE General Test administration. No record of the score cancellations, or the reason for cancellation, will appear on their future score reports sent to colleges and universities.

About ETS:

With estimated consolidated revenues of $700 million for FY2002, Educational Testing Service (ETS) is the world's largest private educational testing and measurement organization and a leader in education research. The company is dedicated to serving the needs of individuals, educational institutions, and government bodies in nearly 200 countries.
ETS develops and administers more than 12 million tests worldwide. For more information, access the ETS Web site at www.ets.org.

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64名考生作文内容雷同 被取消GRE成绩

64名考生作文内容雷同被取消GRE成绩