Why are there more issues with cheating, plagiarism, and related incidents now than before the web? Or are there?
I would agree that there is more cheating and plagiarism going on especially with students these days due to technology and resources it offers.
Children of this age are brought up with technology around them and they exactly know how to use them to solve their problems either in school or in their houses. Though the search engines give us lot of useful information about various topics , it also provides information which can be misused for lot of other purposes.
As much as we want our kids to make use of technology and its tools we should also take the responsibility of keeping a check on them and what are they exactly doing on the web so that they are not pulled into wrong directions.
When web was not in picture, students only had school provided books, notes etc from which they study and prepare for exams. But once the web came into picture, students choices increased and everything can be accessed through internet. This does not mean that web is the only reason for cheating or plagiarism. Both of them did exists but after the web, the issues have increased because more information through lot of websites is available readily.
To avoid cheating and other related issues strict guidelines have to be followed when using the web by students. School rules have to be specific and particular websites can be blocked. Parents should keep a constant check on their kids and make sure that the work done by them, is purely produced by them.
Teachers can guide the students by giving them specific websites to do their research on , so that the issues rising out of cheating and plagiarism can be avoided.
Students should also be encouraged to provide specific citations for their work so that plagiarism can be avoided.
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