A U.S. study conducted among 30,000 students, nearly 61% of students cheat in exams, and very few (16.5%) would have remorse. Boys cheat more often than girls: 64.8% against 42%.
The old techniques are best: look over the shoulder of his neighbor (14.5%) or access the test from a student who comes to pass (9.2%). Some use more sophisticated tricks and store the answers on a calculator (11.1%). Nearly half of students (45.9%) tacitly agree to help each other to cheat. More than three-quarters (77.4%) ask nothing in return but 3.9% ask for money and not less than 12.2% are paid in kind, in bed.
Ricky Van Veen According
, editor in chief of CollegeHumor.com site that conducted the study, those who call themselves religious would cheat more (65.4%) than those who did not (58.3%). And he adds: "Surprisingly, we found that cheaters are successful and those who succeed often cheat." Note, thinking about how to achieve long a cheat, you end up focusing enough to learn the lesson by heart! Faith old schoolboy ...
Source: AFP, 25 May 2007
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