May, 24th 2009 Using Technology to Cheat in School

By Deastika Bayuning Sudjasmara (0807338)

Nowadays, educators are showing serious concern about cheating in high schools, and for good reason. Cheating has become commonplace in high schools, largely because students are using technology to gather and share information in rather innovation ways. here is enough evidence to conclude that hey are using te!t academic cheating is an e!tremely common in high schools and colleges. an "nternet site. Moreover, " thin# it can be fatal to students$ educational future. Cheating is an act of lying, deception, fraud, tric#ery, imposture, or imposition. Cheating characteristically is employed to create an unfair advantage, usually in one%s own interest, and often at the e!pense of others, so " thin# cheating implies the brea#ing of rules. here are many people saying cheating &ignorance of the law is no e!cuse,' and when it comes to cheating, that people saying holds up. "f you cheat, even by accident, you$re ris#ing your academic career. Moreover, " thin# a cheater is a seed to be a corruptor. "f when someone was young, he would cheat. "t doesn$t close the possibility that when he has been adult, he would corrupt. Maybe if we loo# from point of students, " thin# we$ll disagree. Many reason to answer the (uestion &why do so many students cheat)' *ut any reason and action, cheating is wrong. *oth parents and educators can step up their efforts to uncover cheating. +arents can become savvy about what wireless devices can do and what resources are available on the "nternet. Chec#ing the ,eb sites a student visits and reviewing his wor# to see if it loo#s too polished can cut down on cheating and provide opportunities to address it. eachers and school officials find it harder to #eep up with cheaters. -ducators are becoming more aware of the latest cheating methods and are responding with technology such as software that matches the te!t in student papers against material available on the "nternet.

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