Student Access to Tests and Testing Materials Outside of the Test Period

It is best all around not to give the same tests over again. As a rule it is unwise to have student assistants type, photocopy, collate, or otherwise have access to test material. Plagiarism is not difficult to pin down because it has concrete evidence to back it up. Other forms of academic dishonesty are much more difficult to prove and would require some evidence such as confiscated notes or reliable witnesses in order to be convincing. The problem of illicit access to test material is almost impossible to deal with except through precautionary measures.