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Why College Students Cheat Essay

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With online college students being introduced to technology in the school system, many try to take the easy way out by cheating. Cheating in online environments can include looking up answers during a test, plagiarism, or any form of using another 's work without proper credit. Faculty in the school system are doing everything possible to decrease the frequency of cheating, because it has negative effects on both the students and staff.
According to “Why we cheat” by Ferric .C Fang and Arturo Casadevall, it is explained that “Humans are surprisingly quick to cheat.”( Ferric .C Fang, Arturo Casadevall 34) when given a motive to cheat many students do so. In a study done by Dan Ariely students were told if they completed a set of math problems they would get a cash reward.(Fang) It was not surprising to see that cheating occurred. To the test subjects, it was reasonable to cheat in order to win the money even though the cash was not earned. Surely every human has been dishonest at one time in their life seeking an advantage in their lives.The author concludes that we as humans cheat for our own selfish benefit.
Fang and Casadevall also suggested “fear of …show more content…

It is important to understand how students cheat in order to combat it. Different problems arise with the different forms of cheating. Faculty members who teach online course struggle with verifying the student’s identity.(Jennings) Because the teacher is not physically there to watch the student another person could be taking the class for them. While taking an exam online a mobile device could be used without repercussion because the student could not be seen. In conclusion, Jennings says students in online classes are more likely to cheat because there is no face to face

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