Students Cheat on Assignments and Exams - Eberly Center - Carnegie Mellon University (2024)

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To find the most effective strategies, select the reason that best describes your situation, keeping in mind there may be multiple relevant reasons.

Students might not understand or may have different models of what is considered appropriate help or collaboration or what comprises plagiarism.

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Students might blame their cheating behavior on unfair tests and/or professors.

Some students might feel an obligation to help certain other students succeed on exams—for example, a fraternity brother, sorority sister, team- or club-mate, or a more senior student in some cultures.

Some students might cheat because they have poor study skills that prevent them from keeping up with the material.

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Students are more likely to cheat or plagiarize if the assessment is very high-stakes or if they have low expectations of success due to perceived lack of ability or test anxiety.

Students might be in competition with other students for their grades.

Students might perceive a lack of consequences for cheating and plagiarizing.

Students might perceive the possibility to cheat without getting caught.

Many students are highly motivated by grades and might not see a relationship between learning and grades.

Students are more likely to cheat when they feel anonymous in class.

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