October 14, 2004
University moves to prevent cellphone exam cheating
Cheats using cellphones during university exams in New Zealand run an increased risk of detection this year due to technology developed by Christchurch school pupils, reports stuff.
"University of Otago student administration manager David Cross said today exam supervisors would be randomly using the hand-held CellTrac-r devices in end-of-year exam rooms.
"This device picks up cellphone activity, not just voice calls, but texting as well," Mr Cross said." The devices, which had a range of up to 30m, would be used unobtrusively, he said. "We won't be running up and down the aisles."
A series of lights came on as the CellTrac-r closed in on bursts of radio frequency activity from a cellphone."
The $70 devices were developed this year by pupils at St Thomas of Canterbury College in Christchurch for a young enterprise competition, and are marketed for use on airlines, in company boardrooms and prisons, as well as exams.
Related article:
-- Schoolboys create mobile seeker - A mobile phone detector developed by a team of six New Zealand schoolboys has attracted international interest.
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