Can Students Text Their Way To A Passing Grade?

[Jerry Raia]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.textually.org/textually/archives/007284.htm' target='_blank'>http://www.textually.org/textually/archives/007284.htm</a><br /><br /></div><i>"A very interesting article on student cheating, from uh, the horse's mouth, published in a school paper by the students themselves of Montgomery Blair High in Silver Spring, Maryland. The article gives first account stories of student who have actually cheated during exams, unbeknownst to their clueless teachers. "Teachers' ignorance of text-message cheating makes it even more tempting for students: In an informal Silver Chips poll of 19 teachers from different departments on Jan. 3 and Jan. 4, only two were aware that students use text-messaging to cheat. None have caught any students in the act. Rachel, a student, feels that teachers are too inexperienced with technology to realize students would use it to their advantage. "They're not expecting [cheating] to be that high-tech. When they were in school, they didn't have cell phones. That's never going to cross their mind," she says."</i><br /><br />The only way I can see someone cheating by means of SMS is if the exam is multiple choice. Again, Maybe I'm out of the loop on this one, but I can't see someone texting me the answer to "Discuss the different services a junior college offers a community.", or what about "Define recession and discuss the probable effects a recession would have on today's society."<br /><br /><br /><span style="color:red"><b>Earlier today I was posting a reply to this topic on my iPAQ. I had accidentally double posted my reply. I went to the bottom of the screen found the X and presto! I deleted the entire thread by mistake!!! Wrong X. Of course I didn't read the confirmation dialogue either. My humble apologies to Mike whose post it was originally and those of you who took the time to reply. Here it is again for comments and of course, flaming yours truly.</b></span><br /> :oops: :splat:

[Mike Temporale]

Earlier today I was posting a reply to this topic on my iPAQ. I had accidentally double posted my reply. I went to the bottom of the screen found the X and presto! I deleted the entire thread by mistake!!! Wrong X. Of course I didn't read the confirmation dialogue either. My humble apologies to Mike whose post it was originally and those of you who took the time to reply. Here it is again for comments and of course, flaming yours truly.

Ah yes... the powers of Admin access. No real harm done. Thanks for re-posting the thread. :D

I'm guessing that you must have cheated your way through the Thoughts Media Site Admin course. You see, cheating never pays off. You may pass the test, but you'll fail down the road. :lol: :wink:

[Jerry Raia]

I think the problem was I didn't use the Smartphone to cheat! :lol:

[nikjones]

The only way I can see someone cheating by means of SMS is if the exam is multiple choice. Again, Maybe I'm out of the loop on this one, but I can't see someone texting me the answer to "Discuss the different services a junior college offers a community.", or what about "Define recession and discuss the probable effects a recession would have on today's society."


Finally, a use for the driver for the bluetooth keyboard - cheating on essay questions!

[BR]

Jerry

I am a recent college grad and I have heard of many of these incidents. I went to a big school and I heard a lot of people getting away with this all the time. The classrooms are big so the teachers are less likely to catch you. Plus at big schools for intro classes most tests are multiple choice.

[Jerry Raia]

I don't think anything can be done about the problem really. Cheating has been going on since school has been. All that has happened is the methods are changing. All you can do is make it costly when one is caught.

[maximus]

I think it is all about integrity.

When I was pursuing my MBA degree, all of us were sitting in front of PCs connected to the internet, even during exams. It will be very simple for us to launch ICQ or MIRC, and chat with someone backhome with a textbook in their hand.

But of course that was not the way education is supposed to be done, right ? :)

[BR]

True, you are only cheating yourself out of a good education. It is only going to hurt someone in the long run.