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Proposed contract cheating legislation a good first step but more action needed
Contract cheating refers to students outsourcing their assessments to professional cheating services or through arrangements with friends or peers. A typical example would be a student paying for an essay which is then submitted as their own work.
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Would it be possible to publish a ‘reply’ article from the point-of-view of academics, please.
This is fundamentally skewed towards blaming universities for student’s cheating – surely Campus Review can do better?
Contract cheating would be students who pay for professional agency or peers and then submit as their own, which is more and more popular among students. This can be attributed to several reasons.One of the cheating reasons is that students are unsatisfied with the learning environment. As if they will feel motivated to engage in studying because of high-quality education and academic support services that they’ve received. Proposed contract cheating legislation is an effective way to deliver online teaching, but we still need more actions. Because it is still difficult for detection software to distinguish the essays are purchased or not. On the on hand, the uni has no obligations to propose the professional cheating services; on the other hand, there are no regulations for uni to deal with the agencies who affixed posting advertisements. Therefore, it is necessary to format provisions in order to provide an academic integrity in uni.
Abrahams, N. (2018, April 8). Proposed contract cheating legislation a good first step but more action needed. Campus Review.