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Figures from UK exams watchdog Ofqual have shown a six per cent increase in cheating in school exams.
The study of school children in England and Northern Ireland noted that 4,400 students were caught cheating in their A-Level and GCSE examinations in 2009. Ofqual attributes the rise to the sophistication of cellphones and mobile Internet access , which are the primary tool used for cheating. Students have also been caught using concealed earpieces and MP3 players that can store data.
Despite the increase, however, recorded instances of student exam malpractice remain rare – penalties were issued to just 0.03 per cent of the 16 million exam candidates last year.
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