Tuesday, October 7, 2014
Technology Killing Cheating
We would all like to think that the people that hold higher degrees such as doctors and lawyers got them all on their own and hard work. Not a smidget of cheating was involved. Unfortunately, you will be sorely disappointed. Back in the days before massive anti-plagiarism programs and databases, it was fairly easy to find someone to copy off of and then change a couple of the words and syntax to make it sound like you and viola, paper done in one day. These day, software development and even web development have come so far that the program will even tell you the percentage of words that are not your own. Professors can send your paper and have is cross referenced with everything ever written on whatever subject you are writing on. Even better, it will not let you copy off of your own work. One of the programs being Turnitin.com says that it not only catches cheaters but also prevents more of them. If only other cheating methods were that easy to clean up.
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These software developments are a great thing to happen to education. It is more effective since there is less cheating going on.
ReplyDeleteThe web development and software development can also help with the studying and the way that different kids learn.
ReplyDeleteThere are also some great web applications that can check work for you before you hand it in. It will save you a lot of time later on.
ReplyDeleteThere are even mobile applications that help curb the cheating trend. To be honest, the idea should not be there in the first place.
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