China using drones to spot exam cheats
Drones are being used to spy on pupils during university entrance examinations in China to stop them from cheating, according to Chinese media.
Officials in Luoyang, central China, have adopted the high-tech method to monitor students while they take the notoriously difficult tests.
The silent-flying drones will hover over students during university entrance exams known as ‘gaokao’, which are taken by more than nine million teenagers every year.
Pressure
The devices will use 360 degree rotations to scan testing halls and locate suspicious radio signals created by hidden earpieces used to obtain the answers to exam questions.
They can hover in the air for up to half an hour and monitor activity from heights of up to 1,640 feet, according to Chinese news website People’s Daily Online.
The exams, which are spread over two days, are famously difficult and students face the added pressure of a shortfall of university places.
Earlier this week, the Education Ministry reportedly issued a statement announcing a nationwide crackdown on cheating
Two years ago, education chiefs in Jilin even banned bras with metal clips in a bid to deter students from using increasingly sophisticated cheating technology.
Earlier this week, the Education Ministry reportedly issued a statement announcing a nationwide crackdown on cheating, according to the WantChinaTimes.com.
Last year, the Education Ministry also announced that it was planning to change the structure of university admissions exams to reduce the pressure on students and their families.
Credit: Daily Mail
