Students use ‘obscene, offensive’ language in exams
October 30, 2011 – 7:24 pm
Ofqual says the number of students caught writing inappropriate comments in exams has doubled since 2007
Instead of answering questions, candidates have been caught writing obscenities – including racist remarks, comments about the examiners and lewd drawings – on their answer sheets.
The number of students doing so has more than doubled since 2007, from 193 to 422 in this summer’s exams.
The figures, part of a malpractice report published by exams watchdog Ofqual, have slowly increased year on year, jumping from 349 in 2009 to 372 last year.
Most penalties for including obscene material on the exam paper were issued by the examining board OCR, while CCEA reported no incidents in the past five years.
Offences ranged from using mildly inappropriate language to making more offensive remarks and derogatory references to exam board staff.
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