Students have always been one-step ahead of schools and teachers when it comes to cheating but not for long. In Professors Use Technology to Fight Student Cheating by Kim Clarks explains that schools and teachers are no longer oblivious of the different ways to cheat on an exam. Institutions are using new devices that detect cheating in hopes of decreasing the number of students turning in unoriginal work. Students are so hungry for “A” quality work that they will do whatever they can to get the grade. Universities are programming anti-plagiarism software that helps professors find plagiarism in papers. Before, professors had to copy and paste suspicious phrase in Google to see if students were cheating. Now schools are requiring students to turn in their work electronically to companies so their programs can highlight parts in an essay that match other sources. The website Turnitin.com is a common website used by universities that find it easier to spot cheating. Clarks mentions that the website has been very successful too. There has been an 80 percent decrease in students turning in working that was not their own. Similar software is being used for the GMAT. The anti-cheating hardware is matching the actual person taking the test. This software has been successful because they caught a man dressed up as a woman trying to take the test. In addition, universities are requiring students to install software so teachers can monitor sights and sounds during test taking. Clark states that Penn State University has updated their testing centers with video monitor desks with computers that are cheat proof. Teachers are becoming tech-savvy in how they administer a test. Some teachers give different forms of the test to make it difficult to cheat off other students. The ones who know their information are the ones who will ace it. Some professors are preventing cheating by assigning real world assignment that point out the stupidity of cheating. They want students to realize that the real world is about working together. Professors have to learn the new advances in technology so they can stay updated with the students. Institutions are also creating tougher rules when it comes to taking a test. They are monitoring the students more closely. Hats with bill are forbidden along with jackets and sweatshirts. They are also not allowed to bring food, drinks, gum, and cell phones when taking a test. Food and apparel provides too many cheat- note storage places so they have to limit what a student brings into the testing center. Cracking down on cheating will show students the importance of doing their own work.
Cheating is a constant concern for teachers. Technology has become a sophisticated tool for students when it comes to cheating. Students no longer just look off the student next to them but use their cells phones to find the correct answer. There is a lot of pressure for students to do well and sometimes cheating is the easy way out. The students that want to do well are the ones who are least likely to cheat and I hope that the programs will stop cheating with other students.
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