Cheating And Other Forms Of Academic Dishonesty - 1511 Words

When doing an assignment for a teacher, whether it be something extremely unimportant, or something as highly viewed as a standardized test, do not let anybody tell you that they need to see your answers or your work on the test or assignment. People can get in serious trouble for this in the real world. By saying the real world, I mean in high school, college, or the place of work. The definition for this action is, â€Å"academic dishonesty.† It defines as, â€Å"Misconduct is any type of cheating that occurs in relation to a formal academic exercise.† It can include, plagiarism: the adoption or reproduction of ideas or words or statements of another person without due acknowledgment.† (Berkely) So, in simpler terms this means using somebody†¦show more content†¦According to Sarah Sparks, in her article Studies Find Cheaters Overinflate Academic Ability, not only are students who cheat successfully more likely to cheat again, but as they cheat more freq uently they rationalize their cheating to ease their consciences. Sparks is concerned that students who cheat begin to value grades only for the grades themselves, and not for the education they were supposed to have claimed. The people who are most affected by these actions are, the student-teacher relationship. By the student cheating off of someone else and getting caught they set up a reputation of cheating between themselves and the teacher that caught them doing so. The next thing that is affected by this, is the others who don’t cheat. Now you wouldn’t think that this group is affected but they are one of the most affected. This is because the student sets up a reputation for the whole class because of his or her actions. Lastly and most obvious is the student that cheated. All they are doing is handicapping them selves because if you cheat you haven t actually learned anything from it therefore hurting your knowledge of the concept. The consequences of cheating can be hard for a tween or teen to understand. Without the ability to see the long-term effects, children may feel that the pros of cheating (good grades) outweigh any negatives. (middleearthnj) I have experienced what these children feel when they think that the pros can outweigh the