Tuesday, December 8, 2009

WHY DO STUDENTS CHEAT DURING EXAMS?

According to an American psychologist Stephen F. Davis, Ph. D., part of the reason is that students nowadays think of college as a glorified vocational school. "Students are not in college for knowledge, just for the diploma. And if cheating helps them get it, why not?"
David says.
Penalties or not, peer pressure, unrealistic parental expectations, and the burden of maintaining a high grade point average to graduate often make cheating a too tempting option. Davis explains: "Heavy-duty cheaters are people motivated by externals that grade on the paper, not the knowledge they got writing it.."

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