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High Tech Cheating

High Tech Cheating. Linette Koren, Librarian/Liaison for KGCOE/GIS and CAST/SET, Electronic Resources Librarian Susan Mee , Global Education Librarian and Distance/Online Learning Library Coordinator. Pay Me to Do Your Homework!. Cheating Your Way to an “A”.

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High Tech Cheating

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  1. High Tech Cheating Linette Koren, Librarian/Liaison for KGCOE/GIS and CAST/SET, Electronic Resources Librarian Susan Mee, Global Education Librarian and Distance/Online Learning Library Coordinator

  2. Pay Me to Do Your Homework! • Cheating Your Way to an “A” We get you an “A” or a “B” or else it’s free!

  3. What is High Tech Cheating? • Cheating using gadgets and technologies such as smartphones, calculators, and other PDA devices • Using web sites that offer the means to cheat (paper mills, textbook problem solutions, test sharing sites) • Using technology (such as YouTube videos) to learn about and then implement low tech solutions (soda bottles, t-shirts, baseball caps, pens)

  4. The Study • The Ethics of American Youth (2012) A Report Card on Students’ Values, Attitudes, and Behavior Josephson Institute, Center for Youth Ethics

  5. Who is Cheating? Source: Cheating Your Way Through College: The Numbers. Best College Reviews. (2014).

  6. Males and FemalesFrequency of Test Cheating Josephson Institute. (2012). The Ethics of American Youth Survey.

  7. Who Cheats? • Low and High GPA Students • Student Athletes • Business and Honor Students • Fraternity and Sorority Members • Students with Heavy Workloads • Confused, Unprepared and/or Stressed Students • Men Seem More Likely Than Women • Anyone Might, but Not Everyone Will!

  8. Reasons Students Cheat • Others are Cheating and Getting Better Grades • Peer Pressure • To Help a Friend • No Honor Code or Class Policy Stated • Chances of Being Caught are Low • More Emphasis on Grades than Learning • Academic Pressure (loss of scholarship, etc) • Heavy Workloads, Time Pressure • Shift in Ethics Attitude

  9. Is It Cheating?Survey Findings in Response to Ethical Questions

  10. In the News: • Why Study? College Hackers are Changing F’s to A’s • Ohio State University Disciplines 85 Veterinary Students • The New Cheating Economy – Chronicle of Higher Ed • Harvard 2012: Almost half of 279 students investigated for cheating on take-home exam

  11. More Findings • College Entrance Exam: 20 Students in NYC hired to take SAT and ACT Exams for others. $500-$3,600 payments • 2011-12: 32 States reported “canceling, invalidating, or nullifying test scores” – due to suspected or confirmed cheating. • Dartmouth charges 64 students cheating in Sports Ethics course - 2015 • 2009 Josephson Institute Study identified connections between high school cheating and dishonesty in later life, including at work, relationships and on taxes.

  12. BBC.Com – March 2015

  13. International Students • 70% - Application essays ghostwritten • 50% - Altered high school transcripts • 90% - Provided false recommendations • SAT Fraud – Illegal copies of tests • Foreign Students Seen Cheating More than Domestic Students – Wall Street Journal

  14. Paper Mill Sites/Contract Cheating Sites • studymode.com • brainia.com • antiessays.com • helpmyessay.com • Unemployedprofessors.com

  15. Contract Cheating/all encompassing • Pay Me To Do Your Homework • Boost My Grades • No Need To Study • Online Class Help

  16. Textbook Solutions • Chegg.com • Course Hero .

  17. Plagiarism Detection Services Turnitin.com: • 15,000 Institutions; 140 countries • 60+ billion webpages; 600+ million student papers; 154+ million journal articles, periodicals and books • Students look for ways to cheat Turnitin.com • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tX8yj8T1ZpQ MOSS: Measure of Software Similarity

  18. Article Spinning Randomly piece together a title, intro, a body, and a conclusion • Online Article Rewriting Software • Article Builder, Article Buddy • The Best Spinner in Action –https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWnz1tVUmOw • Instant Article Wizard – Create unique content faster than you thought possible

  19. Videos • YouTube videos are a high tech means to show students how to cheat in high tech and low tech ways • 10 Clever Ways to Cheat • Soda bottles • T-shirts, Hoodie Strings • Pencil tapping • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maW9sqxsQvQ&t=74s • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91lQK5SCzlQ • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZg_G8djiHY&feature=related • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ok0_K1aVpOk • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGG7m3XSDjc

  20. The technologies • Smart phones have Internet access, voice recording and playback options, notetakingapps, cameras, and text messaging capabilities • MP3 players play more than music; they can have audio files of student recorded data as well as lists • Calculators are programmable and can hold text, formulas, and more (TIs are used for SATs and AP exams) • Wireless earphone and microphones allow for whispering questions and answers

  21. Preventing High Tech Cheating See handout • Ethics • Best practices • Technological methods • Low tech methods

  22. Questions / Comments? Presentation and Additional Resources: http://infoguides.rit.edu/cheating Academic Integrity Website: http://www.rit.edu/twc/academicintegrity/

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