In Canada, 73% of college freshmen admit cheating
from AHN:
A study released Wednesday by the Canadian Council on Learning found that 73 percent of Canadian college freshmen admitted cheating when they were in high school. The survey had 20,000 respondents from 11 universities.
Within the Calgary Herald:
One study said 35 per cent of high school students had used a cellphone to cheat. Almost a quarter stored class notes on the gadgets. Some used them to surf the Internet, and others had taken pictures of exam questions with built-in cameras.
Paul Cappon, the CEO and president of the Canadian Council on Learning, said cheating is a problem that hits the heart of academic credibility in Canada.
"There's a question of what grades mean if cheating is this pervasive," Cappon said.
Of plagiarism:
The report also found students have a different perception of cheating than their professors, and that teachers tend to turn a blind eye to plagiarism.
See also the Globe and Mail Computer-savvy students cheating more, getting caught less
Better off doing Doodle Jump and paying someone else to ghostwrite your essay?
***Meanwhile, from the China Daily discussing the plagiarism issue with Wang Hui at Tsinghua University:
The practice of plagiarism is a form of academic high treason because it undermines the entire scholarly enterprise, so says Canadian professor Irving Hexham..
Yes, Hexham has plenty of plagiarism material to work with in Canada.
The China Daily also notes:
To some Chinese intellectuals brought up in the Confucian tradition, plagiarism is not a crime but a well-established methodology - at least that is what some people believe. They say scholars must demonstrate their learning and marshal their arguments by copying copiously from the works of their scholastic forbearers.
Who knew Mike Masnick was a practicing Confucian?
**Meanwhile, at TechDirt: Users Revolt Over Blizzard's Requirement Of 'Real Names' In Forum Comments
***See also
Journal Review Process Increasingly Includes Check for Plagiarism
A study released Wednesday by the Canadian Council on Learning found that 73 percent of Canadian college freshmen admitted cheating when they were in high school. The survey had 20,000 respondents from 11 universities.
Within the Calgary Herald:
One study said 35 per cent of high school students had used a cellphone to cheat. Almost a quarter stored class notes on the gadgets. Some used them to surf the Internet, and others had taken pictures of exam questions with built-in cameras.
Paul Cappon, the CEO and president of the Canadian Council on Learning, said cheating is a problem that hits the heart of academic credibility in Canada.
"There's a question of what grades mean if cheating is this pervasive," Cappon said.
Of plagiarism:
The report also found students have a different perception of cheating than their professors, and that teachers tend to turn a blind eye to plagiarism.
See also the Globe and Mail Computer-savvy students cheating more, getting caught less
Better off doing Doodle Jump and paying someone else to ghostwrite your essay?
***Meanwhile, from the China Daily discussing the plagiarism issue with Wang Hui at Tsinghua University:
The practice of plagiarism is a form of academic high treason because it undermines the entire scholarly enterprise, so says Canadian professor Irving Hexham..
Yes, Hexham has plenty of plagiarism material to work with in Canada.
The China Daily also notes:
To some Chinese intellectuals brought up in the Confucian tradition, plagiarism is not a crime but a well-established methodology - at least that is what some people believe. They say scholars must demonstrate their learning and marshal their arguments by copying copiously from the works of their scholastic forbearers.
Who knew Mike Masnick was a practicing Confucian?
**Meanwhile, at TechDirt: Users Revolt Over Blizzard's Requirement Of 'Real Names' In Forum Comments
***See also
Journal Review Process Increasingly Includes Check for Plagiarism
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