Don’t copy it’s cheating
Copying and cheating betrays trust
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Don’t copy it’s cheating
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- Copying and cheating does not end at school
- Here are a couple of suggestions to motivate students not to copy or cheat
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Copying and cheating betrays trust. It only takes one instance of cheating or copying to betray the trust of a teacher and even if the student never does it again, it’s very difficult to restore the trust that was placed in them.
Cheating and copying leads to a continuous cycle. For example, when a student doesn’t learn the introductory materials for a test, it’s more likely that they will copy at their subsequent test rather than make up for what they missed. It is therefore much easier and beneficial to learn everything on time. Copying and cheating does not end at school. It continues even later, at university and even at work. It becomes a character trait. Copying and cheating is stressful. The reasons with which students justify cheating are different. Some of them include: They don’t see cheating as something serious. They justify cheating by explaining it as a team effort. They view the materials they learn as boring, useless and too demanding. They don’t see a point in learning. They are overwhelmed with a large amount of information they are supposed to remember. They are not motivated to learn. They are learning for a mark that can easily be attained through cheating or copying. They don’t pay attention to lessons. They don’t see the value of learning and knowledge in society. Everyone else is doing it too and they don’t get caught. They don’t think a particular subject is important. They can’t find the time to learn. The expectations of their parents are too high. Start with the reason that students most often cite in order to justify their cheating and try to motivate them not to do that again. Here are a couple of suggestions to motivate students not to copy or cheat: The knowledge they receive at school is useful and in fact necessary, no matter how much it doesn’t seem like it. If they don’t acquire it now, they will have to invest their time in it later on. They will need the knowledge they acquire now at work in order to successfully complete their work assignments. They will also need it in life in order to successfully overcome the challenges that lie ahead. Tests and assessments are there to evaluate their knowledge at a given time and if students cheat or copy, they will not receive realistic feedback from the teacher on their knowledge so that they will not be able to advance in learning. When they achieve something by putting effort into it, they will feel more confident and accomplished. If they were an employer and if they found out that the candidate they are interviewing cheated and copied while at school, would they really hire them? You know that copying someone’s answers or sneaking notes into a test is cheating. But sometimes it’s hard to know what counts as cheating. Take this quiz to find out some do’s and don’ts of cheating. You haven’t thought of anything to do for your science project yet. You overhear Alyssa telling someone about her project, and it sounds really cool! You only have a few days before it’s due. So you … Use Alyssa’s idea. Keep trying to think of your own project idea. You need to write a book report for English class. You’ve read the book, but now you just can’t seem to get your report started. You search the Internet for ideas and find some reviews of the book you read. So you … Copy a review from the Internet. Your teacher will never know, and besides, you did read the book. Get off the Internet and back to writing. Your friend Matt didn’t finish his math homework. He asks if he can copy the last 10 problems from your paper. So you … Let him copy your paper. He’s your friend, and you don’t want him to think you’re a “goody-goody.” Besides, it’s not like he’s copying the whole assignment. It’s more like sharing. Don’t let him copy your homework. On your history test you leave the fourth question blank because you can’t remember the answer. As your teacher collects the tests, you see Sean’s answer to number four. You realize that you really did know the answer. So you … Quickly write down the answer on your test. You knew the answer anyway. Leave the question blank and turn in your test. Answers B. Keep trying to think of your own project idea. Sometimes cheating isn’t just copying someone’s paper. Taking someone else’s idea and turning it in as your own is cheating. If you like Alyssa’s ideas, maybe you can work together on another project. B. Get off the Internet and back to writing. You’d be surprised to know how many teachers search the Internet to make sure their students haven’t copied anything. Using someone else’s words and putting your name on them is cheating. Having trouble writing? Make a list of what you liked and didn’t like about the book, then start with one of those ideas. Or take a break, do some jumping jacks, or listen to music for a few minutes. B. Don’t let him copy your homework. Matt’s your friend, and you don’t want him to get mad at you. But letting him copy your homework isn’t sharing. It’s cheating, whether it’s one answer or ten. Tell him you’re sorry, but don’t let him bully you into letting him copy. B. Leave the question blank and turn in your test. It might be tempting to write down the answer, but that would be cheating because you saw the answer and the test was already over. Sometimes people forget things during tests because they’re nervous. Take a few deep breaths before you start, and don’t let yourself get distracted. Never copy someone else’s work – even a very small part of it. The University has a range of software programmes, such as Turnitin, that can match text, computer code, mathematics formulae and diagrams, and remember everything ever submitted, including all previous student assignments. If you copy someone’s work, that’s plagiarism and you’ll be subject to the University’s academic misconduct procedures. Download 118.05 Kb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: 
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