Culture change needed to reduce student cheating

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Australia; New Zealand

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Kiwi and Aussie researchers have investigated student cheating at NZ universities using footage from TVNZ investigations into the issue in 2019. They examined how various factors – social, cultural, institutional, technological and behavioural – influenced cheating in these reports. Their analysis suggests that learners are more likely to cheat if they see others do the same, so the authors say universities should focus on developing a culture of academic integrity, and provide better writing support for foreign students.