{"id":297390,"date":"2017-09-19T13:50:12","date_gmt":"2017-09-19T13:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.smartdesks.com\/?p=1339"},"modified":"2021-07-02T10:49:50","modified_gmt":"2021-07-02T10:49:50","slug":"how-to-combat-college-cheating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smartdesks.com\/knowledge-center\/how-to-combat-college-cheating\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Combat College Cheating"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1347\" src=\"\/knowledge-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/preventing-cheating-in-college-courses.jpg\" alt=\"Preventing cheating in college classes\" width=\"1111\" height=\"819\">Cheating at the college and university level has been a problem from the beginning, but it has only gotten worse as technology has proliferated. &nbsp;As smartphones (read: handheld computers) have become ubiquitous on college campuses, the ability for students to outsmart professors is overwhelming. &nbsp;(There was even a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quora.com\/Where-is-the-best-place-in-class-to-sit-in-order-to-cheat\">question posted to Quora<\/a> asking the best place to sit in a class to cheat.)<br \/>\nColleges and universities find themselves needing to get increasingly creative in combating the problem. &nbsp;Here are a few ideas.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Foster a social stigma against cheating. &nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facultyfocus.com\/articles\/effective-teaching-strategies\/five-ways-to-tackle-cheating-in-college\/\">This blog post<\/a> suggests creating and reinforcing a campus-wide honor code to encourage students to walk the straight and narrow.<\/li>\n<li>Spell out to students specific behaviors that amount to cheating and plagiarism. &nbsp;Yes, it\u2019s unfortunate that today\u2019s students aren\u2019t necessarily clear on what constitutes cheating, but it may be best to provide the clarification.<\/li>\n<li>Create a centralized testing center. &nbsp;Many colleges and universities have designated a separate building or wing for tests and quizzes, which allows for enforcement of rules such as confiscation of phones and other electronic devices. &nbsp;Yes, this can be expensive, and yes, it can amount to an inconvenience for students; however, a separate controlled environment can make it easier to clamp down on wandering eyes and coordinated efforts among students.<\/li>\n<li>Invest in the right class layout. &nbsp;Having flexible classroom furniture can allow instructors to rearrange seating in ways that will discourage cheating.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It\u2019s also worth pointing out that technology is something of a two-edged sword when it comes to this topic: it makes it easier for students to cheat, but it can also make it easier for teachers to catch them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cheating at the college and university level has been a problem from the beginning, but it has only gotten worse as technology has proliferated. &nbsp;As smartphones (read: handheld computers) have become ubiquitous on college campuses, the ability for students to outsmart professors is overwhelming. &nbsp;(There was even a question posted to Quora asking the best [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[201],"tags":[35],"class_list":["post-297390","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-culture-at-school","tag-cheating"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.7 - 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