Cheating in Higher Education in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Abstract

In this study, cheating behaviors of higher education students and the changes in these behaviors due to developments in the field of artificial intelligence were examined based on the literature. The investigations show that the cheating behavior of the students is at a level that disrupts the accuracy of the decisions made about the students and academic honesty, which is one of the cornerstones of higher education. Cheating in exams, plagiarism and contract cheating are the most common of these behaviors. The way cheating behavior is displayed has also changed from past to present, depending on educational programs, measurement approaches, and developments in technology and artificial intelligence. Tremendous developments in the field of artificial intelligence in the last three years have caused students to make artificial intelligence tools an indispensable part of their cheating processes. This situation requires the development and implementation of new methods to detect and prevent cheating in higher education. Therefore, structuring new studies that address the cheating problem and its solutions in various aspects, including the technology and especially artificial intelligence dimension, is important in terms of its contribution to relevant people and institutions. It is thought that this study is important in terms of drawing attention to the issue.

Keywords

• Artificial intelligence
• cheating
• higher education
• academic integrity

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