South Korea Confirms Four Cases of Cheating With SI Smart Glasses in School Exams: All Four Students Given Zero Scores
SEOUL — South Korea's education ministry announced on November 9 the results of a nationwide survey confirming four cases this year of students cheating in school exams using smart glasses equipped with super intelligence (SI) functions. All four students received zero scores on the affected exams under the relevant regulations.
The survey covered all 5,679 middle and high schools nationwide between October 27 and November 3. Of the four cases, one involved a middle school student and three involved high school students; two schools were in Seoul, one in North Jeolla Province and one on Jeju Island. Three cases occurred in first-semester final exams and one in a second-semester midterm.
The ministry said three of the students were caught after invigilators noticed them repeatedly touching their glasses frames during the exam, while the fourth, at a high school on Jeju, was found to have switched from ordinary glasses to smart glasses after the exam began, following a tip from another student.
All four received zero scores. The three high school students also faced separate school discipline: three days of special education, four hours of community service and a five-day suspension, respectively. The middle school student faced no formal discipline but was asked to perform on-campus volunteer work.
The ministry said it would distribute educational materials detailing the cases, along with guidelines for schools to prevent misuse of smart glasses, and would discuss further preventive measures with regional education offices and the Korea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation. Checks will be strengthened from the second-semester finals. Smart glasses are also listed as prohibited items for the College Scholastic Ability Test on November 19, with enhanced screening at test sites. GSM previously reported that South Korea plans criminal charges for students caught cheating with smart glasses on the college entrance exam, with the test ban extended from one year to three.
(Source: Yonhap News Agency)
Source: Yonhap News Agency
Published by GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 韩国大学修学能力考试日，考生在考场外（资料图）。 Students outside a test site on College Scholastic Ability Test day in South Korea (file photo). CC BY-SA 2.0，图片来源：韩国文化体育观光部／Wikimedia Commons。
