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ACT cancels entrance exam in South Korea, Hong Kong after test leak
Source: Reuters
World | Fri Jun 10, 2016 8:45pm EDT
ACT cancels entrance exam in South Korea, Hong Kong after test leak
BY STEVE STECKLOW
The ACT college-entrance exam was canceled Saturday for all test-takers in South Korea and Hong Kong in the latest example of how an East Asia cheating epidemic is roiling American higher education.
The incident marked the first known cancellation of the high-stakes exam for an entire country, according to ACT spokesman Ed Colby.
ACT Inc, the Iowa-based nonprofit that operates the test, said it halted the test after discovering that it had leaked in advance.
“ACT has just received credible evidence that test materials intended for administration in these regions have been compromised,” ACT said in a statement.
The cancellation came only hours before students were to take the exam, which is used by most U.S. colleges to assess applicants.
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ACT cancels entrance exam in South Korea, Hong Kong after test leak
BY STEVE STECKLOW
The ACT college-entrance exam was canceled Saturday for all test-takers in South Korea and Hong Kong in the latest example of how an East Asia cheating epidemic is roiling American higher education.
The incident marked the first known cancellation of the high-stakes exam for an entire country, according to ACT spokesman Ed Colby.
ACT Inc, the Iowa-based nonprofit that operates the test, said it halted the test after discovering that it had leaked in advance.
“ACT has just received credible evidence that test materials intended for administration in these regions have been compromised,” ACT said in a statement.
The cancellation came only hours before students were to take the exam, which is used by most U.S. colleges to assess applicants.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-college-cheating-idUSKCN0YX008