ways of cheating in exams

The most common ways behind cheating in exams at the English Department of the University of Prishtina

Students have always tried to improve their cheating skills. This is a well known phenomenon which is spread in universities. They find different reasons to support the idea of cheating and do their best to finish the exam without being caught. Students use different ways of cheating like using electronic devices,cooperating with peers and using mini copies. The development of technology has done enormous changes in society. Cheating too has become more easy with developing of electronic devices. Cellphones are almost inevitable idea of thinking about cheating. Texting with someone for help, taking photos of the exam and sending them to a friend, google-ing for answers are benefits that cheaters have from cellphones. People have even invented different special devices for cheating,like magnetic headphones,smart watches etc. which are used from students. Cooperating with peers is more “classic” way, but students have never gave up from this kind of cheating. Sitting close to those who are good students is very helpful in cheating. Here students use different methods in order to gain what they want. Switching tests, whispering, looking at friends test, using different signs which they practise before the exam are few things that students do. Sometimes even if they know the answers, the idea that they have sat close to someone who is “smarter” in order to cheat, make them think that they are wrong. Other way of cheating is using different mini copies in different manners. It is an old method that lastst for ages and it will never fade. I would say it is an “old but gold” one. Students prepare different kinds of copies, and hiding them good is considered the key of success in that action. Notes inside of water bottles, fake printed bottle labels, hiding copies in pockets,under the table,under the test etc. are well known ways of cheating. Even the proffesors know very well all these things, students still don’t give up from this way of cheating,and take the risk. Proffesors are familiar with all ways that students have used to cheat. No matter what they do, proffesors will end up discovering the truth, for sure. The most amazing thing is the effort that some students go through in order to cheat. I suggest that students just have to think about time they spent. If they just spent that much time studying the material,they would probably do fine.