Saturday, October 24, 2020

With No Study Buddies, More College Students Turn to Cheating - Jeffrey R. Young, EdSurge

With so many classes online during the pandemic—many of them taught by professors still struggling to figure out how to teach in the format—students are increasingly turning to homework-help websites. While many students say they’re looking for the assistance they’re not getting from their colleges, professors argue that students are using these sites to cheat on quizzes and tests. Joseph Ching, a junior at Purdue University, says many of his professors have warned students not to use sites like Chegg, where students are posting homework and quiz questions and getting answers from tutors.

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2020-10-06-with-no-study-buddies-more-college-students-turn-to-cheating