The document discusses cheating among students. It provides guidance for a reading assessment, defining key terms like plagiarism. It poses discussion points about why students cheat and the pressures that may lead them to do so. It also addresses the implications of cheating and challenges of preventing online cheating. Anti-cheating software and dealing with plagiarism in colleges are discussed. Links to related BBC news articles on cheating in different domains are also provided.

1. Communication
‘Cheating is Rife’
Mark Hetherington

2. For the reading assessment
 You will be given a text about a subject to do with
your Programme of Study and questions
 You will be given help notes which you can use
 You can use a dictionary or translator
 You will have plenty of time to do the assessment
 There is a formula for how to answer the questions
 Spelling is NOT assessed!

3. Glossary – some tricky words
 Rife - widespread, common
 Plagiarism – cheating / using work of others
 Postgraduate students – learners who have a
degree, the next level of study
 Linguistics – study of language, (written and
spoken), accent, dialect etc.
 Collusion – working together (in a bad way
normally)
 Interim – short-term / temporary
 Boon – assistance / help

4. Points To Discuss…
Why do students feel the need to
cheat?
What pressures may be on the
student?
What are the implications for
cheating?
What are the problems associated
with online cheating?

5. Discussion Pts c’td…
How successful is anti cheating
software? Turnitin
Is that enough of a deterrent?
SQA Folio English
How to deal with plagiarism in
Colleges?
Forgeries on the whole

6. Cheating – media coverage
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7194850.s
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 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7452877.st
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 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/musi
c/4449580.stm
 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-
19432240

7. Cheating – media coverage
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7194850.s
tm
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7452877.st
m
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/musi
c/4449580.stm
 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-
19432240