Possible Reasons Students Might Cheat
Why students might cheat?
TOPIC
According to the article by Margaret Barthel titled “How to Stop Cheating in College” appearing in the Atlantic on April 20, 2016, “about 68 percent of undergraduate students surveyed admit to cheating on tests or on written work. Forty-three percent of graduate students do the same (Barthel).
Please write an essay in which you discuss possible reasons students might cheat. You may also want to discuss whether cheating is ever acceptable. Express your ideas carefully, logically, and effectively. You may use first person (“I”) when discussing your observations or experience. Include an introduction which concludes with a thesis statement (an arguable, significant claim about the topic), body paragraphs which explain and support your thesis, and a conclusion.
ENGLISH 301B In-Class Essay #2 Spring 2019 Pastrana
The writing process for each of the three revised essays will begin with a timed in-class draft. This draft does not require research – you do not need to cite outside sources. The purpose of this draft is for you to present a claim about the topic and support it with your own knowledge, observations, and/or experience.
You will have 75 minutes to write your essay.
TOPIC
According to the article by Margaret Barthel titled “How to Stop Cheating in College” appearing in the Atlantic on April 20, 2016, “about 68 percent of undergraduate students surveyed admit to cheating on tests or on written work. Forty-three percent of graduate students do the same (Barthel).
Please write an essay in which you discuss possible reasons students might cheat. You may also want to discuss whether cheating is ever acceptable.
Express your ideas carefully, logically, and effectively. You may use first person (“I”) when discussing your observations or experience. Include an introduction which concludes with a thesis statement (an arguable, significant claim about the topic), body paragraphs which explain and support your thesis, and a conclusion.
Answer preview
Introduction
According to Barthel, (2016), about 68% of undergraduate students cheat on tests and written work. This is a worrying trend and if not addressed would compromise the quality of education in many ways. Many reasons could cause cheating in academics, and everyone could give their reasons as to why they cheat. Cheating is wrong and unacceptable regardless of the reasons behind it and should be curtailed by all costs if the quality of education must be upheld.
Reasons for Cheating
Cheating in academic work is caused by many reasons some which are personal, and others caused by the set institutional norms and codes of conduct. In most cases, the failure to have strong codes of conducts and punishment is believed to be the reason towards high levels of cheating in learning institutions. During an interaction with most students, it is quite…
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