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Rise in “pay to cheat” university assignments during pandemic

    Press/Media: Research

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    Article in COSMOS Newsletter reviewing our research into Contract Cheating

    Subject

    Contract Cheating

    Period5 Oct 2021 → 5 Oct 2021

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    • TitleRise in “pay to cheat” university assignments during pandemic
      Degree of recognitionInternational
      Media name/outletCOSMOS Magazine
      Country/TerritoryAustralia
      Date5/10/21
      DescriptionThe pandemic impacted many aspects of university life, including seeing a rise in paid cheating, suggests a new study from Charles Darwin University (CDU).

      Jon Mason and Guzyal Hill from CDU found that contract cheating, which involves a student paying somebody else to complete their assignments, rose during the pandemic to bypass online assessments.

      “COVID has led to a whole lot of new services made available to people,” says Mason. “It has been a catalyst for so many changes in formal education, creating new experiences for teaching and learning online at universities and schools.
      Producer/AuthorDeborah Davis
      URLhttps://cosmosmagazine.com/people/behaviour/rise-in-pay-to-cheat-university-assignments-during-pandemic/
      PersonsGuzyal Hill, Jon Mason