As of March 5, 2012, sixty-nine school districts have reported test improprieties. The table below shows the breakdown of reported improprieties by type, identifying whether the impropriety was initiated by an adult or by a student.
| Type of Impropriety |
Adult-Initiated |
Student-Initiated |
Total |
| Non-allowable resource |
58 |
96 |
154 |
| Unsecure test environment |
39 |
0 |
39 |
| Student given wrong test |
38 |
0 |
38 |
| Student talking |
0 |
35 |
35 |
| Mishandling of secure test materials |
7 |
12 |
19 |
| Student coaching |
12 |
0 |
12 |
| Student cheating |
0 |
10 |
10 |
| Student tested under wrong SSID |
4 |
2 |
6 |
| Breach of student confidentiality |
5 |
0 |
5 |
| Untrained test administrator |
4 |
0 |
4 |
| Review of secure test material |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| Retested student without consent |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Total |
170 |
155 |
325 |
The most common reported test impropriety to date is student access to non-allowable resources, especially student access to cell phones. Following non-allowable resources, the most common test improprieties are testing in an unsecure test environment, students given the wrong test, and student talking.
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