I was raised to have a very strong moral and ethical code, and cheating has always seemed abhorrent to me from the first time I can remember being aware of it. Perhaps this kind of morality, similar to others like those regarding personal relationships and possessions, must be learned young if they are to be learned at all. According to J.D. Heyman et al. In their article, "Psssst...What's the Answer?," the authors state that "Anita Cava, co-director of the University of Miami Ethics Program, believes ethics should be taught as early as kindergarten" (Heyman et al., 37). This might not be a bad idea. At that age, children are not under all of the pressure that college students cite as a reasonable excuse to cheat. This makes it easier for them to understand and admit that cheating is wrong -- just ask any five-year-old if cheating is okay and see what answer you get. A loud "no" indicating the obviousness of the answer wouldn't be too surprising in most cases. Explaining why cheating is wrong at this age might help it stay engrained, and perhaps the number of students cheating in college would begin to decline after the program takes effect. This would be a proactive way to stop cheating, rather than simply identifying and dealing with perpetrators after the fact; curing the problem instead of just the symptom. Cheating isn't just a problem at college, and it needs to be addressed sooner. Kindergarten might seem too early to some parents and educators, but the fact is that students are cheating in higher number at younger ages....
It is a very prevalent problem in high schools specifically because the pressure to get into a good college is so high, as Stephens notes in "Justice or Just Us? What to Do about Cheating." This article also identifies a major gap that existed in previous research -- the exact definition of cheating. In previous studies, Stephens notes, "the researcher decides which behaviors constitute cheating, and students are only asked to report how often they engage in those behaviors" (Stephens, 40). When Stephens asked the students (via a questionnaire) which behaviors they felt constituted cheating, he was surprised to learn that very few students considered things like getting help when individual work was specifically requested as cheating (Stephens, 40). This gap in the students' understanding of what cheating was is also something that could proactively address the issue of cheating before it takes hold. By helping younger students to understand what cheating is and why it is wrong, we will hopefully prevent the future temptation to cave to expectations and other pressure by cheating in college and life.
Cheating at Nascar: Who's at the wheel?" "If you don't cheat you look like an idiot," says it all; this comment was made by one of the icons of NASCAR, Darry Waltrip, after he was caught cheating (Ramsey, 2010). NASCAR is a gigantic organization where cheating is not only rampant, it is expected. Perhaps it is because NASCAR was born in an environment of illegal activity where outsmarting the law was
This presented the troubling consideration that many of the current standard-bearers for physical excellence were the product of performance enhancing drug use. Moreover, this cast a dark shadow on what have been regarded as some of the game's greatest recent accomplishments, which had been achieved through cheating. In that vein, Canseco's claim was succeeded by an admission that seemed to justify this reproach. Mark McGwire, Canseco's former Oakland Athletic teammate,
Cheating is a relative term and most likely has numerous different definitions that depend on the point-of-view of the event and persons involved. Human beings are not perfect and are expected to fall short of expectations on a daily basis. Due to the inherent flaws in man, cheating will definitely occur. My personal definition of cheating is as follows: cheating is an intentional act that intends to deceive or gain
Cheating is a significant problem among college students, and prior studies have shown that a majority of students either cheat or implicitly condone cheating. In order to study this issue in a particular campus setting, self-accounting surveys were performed on 161 students inquiring their opinions and experience regarding cheating, and the likelihood that they would report a cheater. This study concluded that while a majority of students believe that cheating
Anti-science is nothing new and in fact has been seamlessly woven into the story of human progress. Locating historical incidents linked to the repercussions of anti-intellectualism or anti-science is easy. One of the first European examples of the repercussions of anti-intellectualism is the story of Socrates's death sentence due to his philosophy of reason contradicting the established religious authorities in ancient Athens. Anti-intellectualism permeates European history, culminating with the excommunication
Academic Dishonesty and Student Cheating Academic dishonesty has existed as long as organized schooling, whether in the form of glancing at a neighboring student's examination, copying a classmate's homework, or plagiarizing source material in written assignments. According to many reports, academic dishonesty has increased dramatically in over the last several years and three factors, in particular, have been implicated as contributing factors. The widespread availability of Internet sources represents a convenient opportunity
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