Purdue University, like many other institutions, is cracking down on students who use high-tech methods to cheat. With camera cellphones and BlackBerrys in many students’ technology arsenals, professors have trouble preventing students from gaining unfair advantages on tests. In some cases, students send text messages to their friends who look up answers for them. Others take digital pictures of test questions to help a friend. (The Exponent)
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5 Responses to New Era in Cheating
urbanexile - March 19, 2012 at 9:57 pm
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physioprof - March 22, 2012 at 11:26 am
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racmonti - March 23, 2012 at 2:54 pm
Anyone optioning for film rights? ;)