In this article I read, it gave information on how students use different types of

technology or e-cheating on assignments given by their teachers. It also gives information on

how to help limit the amount of e-cheating that takes place. The term e-cheating, according to

Lisa Bain, is not defined in Dictionary.com or the online version of the Merriam-Webster

dictionary (Bain, 2015). It is commonly referred to the type of academic dishonesty that uses

any type of technology to copy or use material from unauthorized sources or a source that is not

cited (Bain, 2015). During this research, a poll was given to about 80,000 students asking them

about e-cheating. Based on the results, inside the classroom, most students used some sort of

electronic device to cheat on exams (Bain, 2015). The research also found that students are not

only using cellphones, they also use high functioning calculators, earbuds and much more.

When it came to students using e-cheating outside the classroom, it was used mostly to copy

information from sources like the internet to purchase papers, instructors manuals and Amazon’s

Search Inside the Book (Bain, 2015). With Amazon, you are allowed to view a certain number

of pages on certain books.

When it came down to what actions instructors should proceed with, I agreed with what

is mentioned. The instructor must educate their students on academic integrity (Bain, 2015). By

teaching the students about how important it is to submit work that is true themselves, it makes

them have more of a respect for what they can actually do by trying. Instructors can also lessen

the work load on students. When a student’s feels so much pressure for completing many

assignments in one week for a course or given an assignment that may take longer than they

expect, students start to get worried and will start doing anything just to turn in completed work.

The most important rule I feel is making sure it is in writing and the students signs off on it or it

in place inside of a syllabus. By taking those measures, no student can say they did not know. If
I were to apply something to my teaching from this article, I would take heed to the fact that

students are now using high functioning calculators to store information on assignments. If I ran

into this while teaching, I would be sure to put in my request for a classroom set of calculators

that I could wipe clean each day.

Reference
Bain, L. Z. (2015). How Students Use Technology to Cheat and What Faculty Can Do About It.
Information Systems Education Journal, 1-8.
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