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進入《TAIPEI TIMES》 College exam committee tightens smart glasses ban
A pair of smart glasses on a book is pictured at a launch event in London on Wednesday last week. Photo: Bloomberg
By Rachel Lin and Kayleigh Madjar / Staff reporter, with staff writer
The College Entrance Examination Center yesterday voted to amend regulations for the next academic year, listing smart glasses as a major violation after an examinee was caught wearing a pair during this year’s Advanced Subjects Test （AST）.
Starting from Aug. 1 next year, anyone wearing or carrying smart glasses, regardless of whether they are used, would be considered cheating and receive a score of zero for that subject, the center’s examination committee said.
Even if the glasses are left in a designated storage area, a zero score would be given if they are not powered off, it added.
During this year’s AST, proctors overseeing the physics exam noticed a candidate wearing what they thought were smart glasses, the center said.
A metal detector scan confirmed the eyewear was a smart device, and examination staff found they had a power switch and function keys, it said.
The committee determined that the incident had compromised the fairness of the exam and disqualified the candidate in accordance with test regulations.
In another major violation case, an examinee used a mobile phone that had not been turned off during the chemistry exam.
Upon reviewing the phone after the exam, proctors found photographs of the physics and chemistry test questions, leading the committee to disqualify the candidate.
University entrance exams hinge on fairness, the center said.
As smart glasses can record video and transmit data, they pose a higher risk of cheating, it said.
Anti-cheating measures must keep pace with the times, so the penalty for using smart glasses has been increased, and would be regulated separately from other wearable electronic devices, it added.
The results of this year’s AST are to be announced on Monday next week, the center said.
新聞來源：TAIPEI TIMES
