STUDENTS WILL RETURN TO IN-PERSON LEARNING ON MONDAY,
IN-PERSON LEARNING ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY
remote environments, let’s face FEBRUARY
remote environments, let’s face
it cheating is nothing new but
since many scho
>> CHEATING TO IS NOTHING NEW. BUT REMOTE LEARNING HAS MADE
BUT REMOTE LEARNING HAS MADE CHEATING EVEN HIGHER.
universities all the way down CHEATING EVEN HIGHER.
universities all the way down
to local elementary s
NOW MORE THAN EVER STUDENTS ARE
CHEATING.
>> I THINK EVERYBODY AT HOME IS
CHEATING.
>> EVERYBODY AT HOME IS
CHEATING?
>> THERE IS A PERCEPTION THAT
PANDEMIC LEARNING PROVIDES A
DISTINCT ADVANTAGE TO THOSE KIDS
STAYING AT HOME.
>> THAT’S WHY THEY WANT TO STAY
AT HOME.
THEY DON’T WANT TO COME AND DO
THE WORK.
>> WE TALKED TO PARENTS ON THE
SUBJECT.
WITH CLASS RANK AND COLLEGE PLACEMENT AT RISK, THERE IS NO
PLACEMENT AT RISK, THERE IS NO
ROOM TO MESS AROUND.
>> RELIABLE STATISTICS ABOUT
EXACTLY HOW OFTEN CHEAT
SOMETHING HAPPENING ARE HARD TO
COME BY.
ESPECIALLY SINCE THERE IS SOME
DEGREE OF GRAY AREA THESE DAYS.
>> I THINK THAT THERE IS MORE
COLLABORATION BETWEEN STUDENTS
AS OPPOSED TO CHEATING.
>> KPRC 2 INVESTIGATES AS AREA
SCHOOL DISTRICTS SHARE THEIR
RECORDS.
HOW MANY KIDS HAVE BEEN CAUGHT CHEATING REMOTELY SINCE MARCH
CHEATING REMOTELY SINCE MARCH MARCH 2020.
>> Conroe ISD and 23 cases MARCH 2020.
>> Conroe ISD and 23 cases
pearland ISD reported 15 9
instances more than half 31
involved 10th graders, Fort
THEY FOUND 109 INSTANCES OF
VIRTUAL CHEATING.
THE HIGHEST NUMBER AT SEVEN LAKES AT 33.
LAKES AT 33.
CONSPICUOUSLY ABSENT IS STATE
IHD.
SAYING THEY WERE UNABLE TO PULL
DATA SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO
CHEATING.
HARD TO KNOW THE SCOPE OF A
PROBLEM IF YOU DON’T TRACK IT.
A TEACHER TOLD US THAT THE SIX
FOOT SEPARATION RULE CREATES
CHALLENGES IN MONITORING IN
SCHOOL, TOO.
>> EVEN ON CAMPUS THEY COULD
STILL BE LOOKING UP OTHER SITES
FOR INFORMATION.
>> THIS ISN’T JUST A GRADE
SCHOOL PROBLEM.
>> 73 CADETS ARE ACCUSED OF
CHEATING IN A FINAL EXAM LAST
WEEK.
>> CHEATING SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE
IN HIGHER EDUCATION LOCATIONS
TOO.
THERE HAVE BEEN UP TICKS IN ACADEMIC
ACADEMIC ACADEMIC DISHOSPITALY.
ACADEMIC DISHOSPITALY. THEY HAVE PARTNERED WITH TO
students who have posted test THEY HAVE PARTNERED WITH TO
students who have posted test
answers on that Web s
OUT STUDENTS.
>> WE HAVE PROVIDE EXAM
MONITORING THAT PROVIDE
SUSPICION FLAG OF ANY SORTS OF
BEHAVIORS THAT COULD BE
DETERMINED SUSPICIOUS.
>> SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA, BASED
DEPLOYS WEB-BASED SOFTWARE THAT
MONITORS EYE GAZE, HEAD MOVEMENT
AND OTHER PERIMETERS THAT
PROVIDE TEACHERS WITH A SCORE OF
HOW LIKELY IT WAS THAT A STUDENT
CHEATED DURING THE EXAM.
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AND
TEXAS TECH ARE AMONG THE
CUSTOMERS.
BUT IN THE NEVER ENDING GAME OF
GAMESMANSHIP, YouTube IS NOW
FLOODED WITH UNVERIFIED
TECHNIQUES OF HOW TO BEAT SUCH
SOFTWARE.
>> HOW YOU CAN CHEAT.
>> WHEN SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS ARE
CONTINUALLY ADJUSTING THEIR
ALGORITHMS JUST TO STAY AHEAD.
BECAUSE DURING THE PANDEMIC ERA
OF LEARNING, KEEPING KIDS HONEST
IS TOUGHER THAN EVER.
RIGHT NOW ON HOUSTON.COM WE
HAVE A LOOK AT WHICH CAMPUSES
HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH CHEATING.
WE HAVE IT NARROWED DOWN TO