Software 'Cannot Stop Cheating'
| Title: | Software 'Cannot Stop Cheating' (ID: CSD4306) | | Topics: | Plagiarism | | Origin: | Community Contributions (2005) | | Type: | Articles, Papers, and Reports | | Abstract: | An expert in the impact of technology on teaching and learning has told the British government that parents and teachers--not technology tools--can effectively address the problem of Internet cheating. Following a report from the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority that identified widespread cheating, government officials sought advice from Jean Underwood, professor at Nottingham Trent University, about solutions to students' using technology to cheat. Underwood acknowledged that the line between providing appropriate assistance to a student and facilitating cheating is not always clearly defined, and she noted that some technologies can help examiners easily identify instances of plagiarism. But students, she said, will forever be able to find ways to circumvent technology that screens for cheating. The real solution will be to change student attitudes toward their work, making them understand the value of doing it themselves and genuinely learning the material. | | View this resource: | |
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