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Cheating is a natural concern in many courses. The potential for cheating depends on the nature of student performance and performance assessment in the course. For many kinds of student performances, the potential for cheating in an online course is the same as an in-person course. What are ways you can think of that students cheat? Why do students cheat? How do you counter cheating?
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Cheating, plagarism, and other academic dishonesty are important factors in education. With distance learning it becomes even harder for instructors to be confident that students are exercising academic integrity in the class.
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Cheating in education has become increasingly pervasive at all levels, according to survey research. One major cause is increasing anxiety among students about their future job prospects and financial security in a winner-take-all society. Other causes include lax oversight by faculty and the ease of cheating via the Internet.
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Cheating is considered immoral by most, and may face stiff punishment if discovered, although some faculty indicate they are reluctant to take action against suspected cheaters. In colleges guided by an honor code, cheating could result in expulsion. Academic honor codes appear to reduce cheating; nonetheless, it remains quite common among students.
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"Cheating is more widespread at the nation's colleges and universities than it was years ago because it no longer carries the stigma it used to. Less social disapproval and increased competition for spots in graduate schools have made students more willing to do whatever it takes to get the grades," so says Professor McCabe. "If a student feels disadvantaged because others are cheating and seeming to get away with it, they'll say: I'm not stupid enough to blow my chances by not doing the same." McCabe ... comments that many schools stopped paying serious attention to cheating as they felt the need to focus more on problems such as campus safety and substance abuse.
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[C]heating ... has gone high-tech. Students seeking an edge in their schoolwork are taking cheating to new levels using computers, cell phones, personal digital assistants (PDAs), and powerful calculators. At home or in computer labs, students can find conclusions, well-written text, and even whole term papers to drop into their assignments without showing where the work came from. In class, students can use phones and PDAs to retrieve stored information, get it from the Internet, or send it to a friend. During an exam, one student can send a friend the answers while they both take the test.
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