Electronics have become a huge aid in helping people connect with others with only a few clicks. Technological advances have been made to improve communication and access to knowledge. Schools have been implementing technology into the classroom since it contains a vast amount of information all in one spot. Having easy access to knowledge was ultimately supposed to help pupils learn quicker than before. College students are taking advantage of their access to technology in order to cheat in their online courses.
Academic dishonesty, in schools, is gradually becoming more common. A study from 2006 mentioned how more than 70% of the scholars had seen a form of plagiarizing which is believable since scholars that cheat more tend to see academic dishonesty occur frequently(Ma et al.; Miller and Young-Jones). Learners use the cheating culture as a way to justify themselves so as to feel less guilty. Although they know academic dishonesty is wrong, students deem it to be less immoral if others are being academically dishonest as well. Most learners feel the need to conform so they imitate what they assume to be the societal norms based on what they’ve seen happen around them. …show more content…
If they ever get stuck or frustrated in either, there are cheat codes and websites they can depend on to help them win the “game”(Kaufman). This leads them to surmise that cheating is the easiest approach. In the hope that they can succeed at school just as they have won the game, students will consider cheating as a way to “win” at school. Pupils constantly make decisions by considering the possible benefits and
Academic dishonesty, in schools, is gradually becoming more common. A study from 2006 mentioned how more than 70% of the scholars had seen a form of plagiarizing which is believable since scholars that cheat more tend to see academic dishonesty occur frequently(Ma et al.; Miller and Young-Jones). Learners use the cheating culture as a way to justify themselves so as to feel less guilty. Although they know academic dishonesty is wrong, students deem it to be less immoral if others are being academically dishonest as well. Most learners feel the need to conform so they imitate what they assume to be the societal norms based on what they’ve seen happen around them. …show more content…
If they ever get stuck or frustrated in either, there are cheat codes and websites they can depend on to help them win the “game”(Kaufman). This leads them to surmise that cheating is the easiest approach. In the hope that they can succeed at school just as they have won the game, students will consider cheating as a way to “win” at school. Pupils constantly make decisions by considering the possible benefits and