Critical Analysis Of 'Cheating By Wiam A NKUTA'

AFRICAN BIBLE COLLEGE

LILONGWE CAMPUS

MALAWI

COURSE:

ENGLISH

PREPARED FOR :

MR MADIMBO

PREPARED BY:

WILLIAM A NKUTA

DUE DATE :5TH DECEMBER 2016

Cheating : and in depth analysis

As long as there have been exams there have been people who found ways to cheat on those exams, there may be some hyperbole in that statement for I don’t know for certain when this behavior became “normal” or unsurprising to the masses. Shortly after infancy we are faced with many moral dilemmas because cheating isn’t something one is necessarily taught sadly it seems to be in our very nature that often sprouts from our fear of academic failure, sadly it quickly grows into a habit and the more an individual gets away with it the more appealing

lack of respect for the teacher : when students feel somehow victimized by their educators the respect they have for them slowly dwindles and on a subconscious level several things that were

“wrong” do not seem as wrong , feeling oppressed or somehow abused students might search for ways of liberating themselves from the pressures they face at this point most turn to cheating .

iii. experiences of failure and low grades : failing year after year can greatly diminish a students morale , that loss of morale can affect a students reasoning greatly iv.having performance goals instead of mastery goals , when all students think about is good grades without thinking about the value of the material they are learning they are very likely to cheat , when all that matters is a good grade and they prioritize that above their morals.

v. extrinsic motivation as opposed to intrinsic motivation, when students are motivated by fear or the promise of some reward as opposed to their own want to succeed they will do anything to succeed for example a student with low grades out of the fear of being held back or “weeded” is very likely to practice misconduct

However students are not entirely to blame for their attitudes educators also play a crucial