As technology blooms, so does student cheating

The days of scribbled answers on the bottom of shoes are over, as professors are looking for more technologically-advanced cheating.

There’s no doubt that technology has taken academia to new levels, but as the field grows and develops, so does the opportunity for academic dishonesty.

John Larson, a professor in the College of Liberal Arts, has taught at Purdue for 30 years.

During that time he’s seen the dynamics of academic dishonesty evolve alongside the development of technology.

“In the past, people used little crib sheets; you’d write it on your thumbnail or on the bottom of your shoe,” Larson said. “We police test rooms, primarily now, for phones. That’s the most effective way to cheat on a test, to use your phone.”
 

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