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University of Central Florida

HIM 1990-2015

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Academic dishonesty; Academic integrity; Cheating; English education; Florida virtual school; Online education; Plagiarism; Secondary level; Virtual school; Web based education

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An Examination Of Academic Dishonesty In Secondary Online English Education, Marissa Middleton May 2012

An Examination Of Academic Dishonesty In Secondary Online English Education, Marissa Middleton

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Online schooling is the newest form of education and it is quickly gaining popularity. However, this educational format also comes with one of the challenges that has always been present in schools, which is academic dishonesty. In the English Language Arts content area, academic dishonesty is most often manifested as plagiarism, however, cheating on online quizzes or exams still exists. Although this issue has always been present in English classes, it is becoming more of a concern because of the vast number of technological resources available to students including websites with pre-written papers and the various methods students can now …