Using Technology to Cheat

For the entirety of a student’s life, knowledge is based almost entirely on the scores of quizzes and exams. It seems as though if a student does poorly on a test, they are automatically labeled as stupid or unknowledgeable (Bryan). The way technology functions in a classroom is another issue that needs to be addressed. There are several reasons why technology is needed in the classroom, but also several downsides that come with the technological innovations. As Lynch points out in “18 Reasons the U.S. Education System is Failing” technology has brought many great advantage to students especially when our era is becoming more and more digitized, but technology does have its downsides. Technology has brought a new dimension of academic dishonesty to schools across America. Also, when students enter school, teachers are faced with the difficulties of students being at different levels of knowledge and technological savvy. High school aside, higher education still has its own issues. After high school, students head to college to find a whole new array of problems. One of the most common problems according to Vedder is college degrees do not guarantee economic

Many of our students have smartphones, laptops, and tablets they use throughout the school day for school work. While some students depend on their devices to look up the current fashion trends and football stats, we feel that technology has also enabled students to think in a different way. Many students are quick on their feet to Google information to prove their friend wrong, send texts and emails in less than 10 seconds, and get excited when they are allowed to use their

The article, “Academic Cheating on the Rise”, by Amanda Oglesby discusses how technology has become a major contributer to the cheating scandal. Oglesby writes, “Companies such as Spycheatstuff.com will mail overnight a kit with tiny wireless earbuds to allow a test-taker to discreetly “phone a friend” during a test. Others offer to write acdemic essays for a fee, and students are using built-in thesaurus software on word-processing programs to try to cover plagiarized paragraphs” (Oglesby). While proctors, teachers and administrators find ways to ensure academic integrity, students have found clever technology to allow them to cheat on the test without getting caught. The creators of this easy-to-cheat technology have accepted the idea of students cheating and now see it as a new market and buisness

What do you think of technology nowadays? Can you imagine a day when technology and internet disappears? I would answer no because I grew up using technology and it has provided many sorts of entertainment and educational help. Now, I can’t imagine how things will turn out if they disappear, especially for education because I’ve grown up relying on technology for school work and I believe this applies to almost everybody living in this generation. In Trip Gabriel’s article “Plagiarism Lines Blur for Students in Digital Age”, he claims that digital technology makes plagiarism and cheating much easy. The internet contains much information that is free and easy to access for many students. In his article, Trip Gabriel interviewed professionals or educators as well as students of various Universities in U.S. to prove his claims. By comparing examples from Trip Gabriel’s article and David A. Tomar’s writing on ghostwriting business to my own ethnographic study on younger generations perceptions of technology on

ABC NEWS, the author of A Cheating Crisis In America's Schools, states "technology is giving students even more ways to cheat nowadays" Technology, is very useful to learn, but students are using it to find better ways to cheat (ABC NEWS). I believe cheating is practice in all school levels. Therefore , when student go to college, they think it would be easier to cheat instead of studying.

Technology has digitized the traditional setting of a classroom with its enticement of quick access and efficiency. As alluring as it is to Reuben Loewy that we follow along with the times, others believe otherwise, because they believe it puts the students at risk of not only their

Students are comfortable when they use technology for tests instead of pencil and paper. Many students prefer using a type of a computer or their phones while testing. Tests can also be done quicker when a student uses technology and it is possible that the grade would be better. With higher test scores a student has a better chance of passing the class and grade that they are currently in, and a student with a higher GPA could have a better chance at a scholarship. One reason for higher test scores is that students now have become accustomed to using a computer and prefer it over the regular pencil and paper tests. Everything has its flaws, but when a teacher can look at everything the students are doing on a computer those flaws are not as common. Once a student figures out that the teacher can watch everything they do, they tend to not do activities that distract them and keep themselves on

They easily can allow students to cheat by texting or sending people answers. If you think about

The final result of using digital devices during school hours is not a good one. Students can cheat more easily, which means that they are not preparing for the future and society.

Many researchers have indicated that cheating is a serious problem on campuses (Bowers, 1964; Engler et al., 2008; Gallant, 2008; Leming, 1978; McCabe, Trevino, & Butterfield, 2001). Studies completed by Bowers (1964) and McCabe and Trevino (1996) revealed nearly identical results regarding student-cheating behavior despite the 30 year time span; both studies identified that

Technology is rapidly evolving and changing, and as a result of the increasing availability and propagation of several forms of technology, academic dishonesty cases in every college and university have greatly multiplied and become a global issue. The issue on cheating behaviors in students is so pervasive and uncontrollable that it is almost considered as commonplace (Arhin & Jones, 2009). One of the hardest challenges for educators is knowing how and when to discipline their students. In the given scenario, there are several issues to take into account; the first and foremost being the issue of academic dishonesty. Academic dishonesty is defined by the Webster dictionary as the intentional participation in deceptive practices regarding one’s academic work or the work of another (Faucher & Caves, 2009). Jones (2011) states that many institutions of higher education have adopted academic dishonesty policies, instituted academic integrity tutorial completion prerequisites for next term registration, and acquired plagiarism software detection tools. They go on to say that within the past few years, high-tech cheating is gradually replacing the simple cut-and-paste cheating, and educators must be proactive and develop instructional strategies that integrate all facets of appropriate digital citizenship, that is, digital ethics. By implementing these academic dishonesty and integrity policies and making them attainable to

Technology in the classroom is important to assist in the learning process; however this is creating new challenges for teachers. Teachers are now required to educate students on the importance of technology ethics. Computer ethics is the moral guidelines that govern the use of computers and networks (Shelly, G, Gunter, G, and Gunter, R 2012). Ethics in the classroom also requires teachers to explain what plagiarism is and the proper way for students to give credit for information attained from another source. Teachers must also have a plan in place to address internet security, as well as devise a student use agreement and discuss ethical practices while using technology in the classroom.

Technology has begun to replace skills, such as learning how to use a thesaurus, solving long division problems, or learning how to use critical thinking skills. Some students have failed to learn because of the abuse of technology that is occurring in the learning environment. The internet has brought more resources to schools around the world but some of the important skills in the learning process are being substitute for the mass of resources the internet has provided. The result of this abuse of technology is a student passing the curium without

However, some would say that within education, the use of technology can influence students to cheat or take the easy way out on their assignments. “Students today can easily access essays, reports, class notes, tests, etc. online, making it that much more difficult for teachers to know if the work their students hand in is original” (Ronan). This dilemma interferes with teenagers processing new information. The Internet is a great tool; however, teens may rely too heavily on it, and worse, believe everything they see. I believe that the internet can be a great source to gain more knowledge, however, one needs to acknowledge how to effectively use this tool to benefit them.

According to Pew Research Center of Internet, Science, and Technology “ Today, 68% of U.S. adults own a smartphone, up from 35% in 2011, and tablet computer ownership has edged up to 45% among adults.” They also say “ 86% of those ages 18-26 have smartphones and 73% of teens have or have access to smartphones.” fIn the last decade the use of technology has grown tremendously and has now reached our schools. Computer labs have been in schools since the early seventies computers began to make themselves known in the education field when schools began having computer labs for reading test and essays. Since then most schools have a computer or each student to take notes on or study with, or whatever they