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Cheating. What’s your take on it?. The definition. verb (used without object) 4. to practice fraud or deceit: She cheats without regrets. 5. to violate rules or regulations: He cheats at cards .
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Cheating What’s your take on it?
The definition • verb(usedwithoutobject) • 4. topracticefraud or deceit: She cheats without regrets. • 5. to violate rules or regulations: He cheatsat cards. • 6. totakeanexamination or test in a dishonest way, as by improper accesstoanswers.
The Psychologists formula for cheating • CHEATING = SNEAKING + LYING + STEALING • You sneak to conceal what you are up to. • You lie about what you have done • You steal credit for performance you did not earn.
The Rationale • “Everybody does it sometimes” • The majority rule rationale. • “It’s stupid to play by the rules when others don’t because you put yourself at a disadvantage” • The keep up with the competition rationale. • With so much pressure and stress, I need all the shortcuts I can get” • The efficiency rationale
Grouping the cheaters • Low motivated students • Cheat the least, because cheating takes more effort than simply not doing the work at all. • Moderate achieving students • Cheat to get out of doing their own work. • High achieving students • Cheat for competitive advantages as they strive to get ahead.
Teachers may let it go • Because • It takes special surveillance to detect the cheating • They may want to avoid dealing with angry and defensive parents • Policing cheating can stir up trouble
What should schools do • Accept that it will go on • Take an official position against it. • Set and communicate school policies and procedures to prohibit it • School staff must set a school culture that opposes cheating to complete with the adolescent norm that supports cheating.
Now = later • The adolescent of today is the adult of tomorrow. • Cheating one’s way through school can encourage cheating one’s way through life. • Parents and teachers have the responsibility for teaching ethical behaviors in adolescence that encourages ethical behavior in adulthood.
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