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Primetime Thursday -- Caught Cheating

Number 21919
Subject Education
Source ABC News
State NY
Year 2004
Publication Date April 29th, 2004
Summary This Primetime investigation examined highschools and colleges across the United States, and found that cheating is all too common. Reporters talked with students who cheat and administrators who have to dole out the punishment. The investigation exposed new, high tech methods of cheating such as text messaging or hand-held internet devices. On the other hand, it also exposed new high-tech methods of catching cheaters, such as a website that scans documents for plagiarism. The investigators talked with students and parents to offer possible reasons for this trend.
Category Contest Entry
Pages 44
Keywords high school;secondary school;college;university;testing;exams;finals;academic honesty;ethics;professors
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