It is obviously a non-solution which exists so that you can pretend the problem is "solved", while doing nothing.
Many countries manage to do standardized (or semi-standardized) testing without shutting down the internet. When I took mine, we were in a large hall with several teacher present and had precisely the materials allowed on our tables.
Shuttibg down the internet speaks of an enormous distrust towards the test takers and high degrees of suspicion towards teachers for tolerating cheating.
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It is obviously a non-solution which exists so that you can pretend the problem is "solved", while doing nothing.
Many countries manage to do standardized (or semi-standardized) testing without shutting down the internet. When I took mine, we were in a large hall with several teacher present and had precisely the materials allowed on our tables.
Shuttibg down the internet speaks of an enormous distrust towards the test takers and high degrees of suspicion towards teachers for tolerating cheating.