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As technology advances, schools and universities are increasingly challenged to keep pace, but they are struggling. Technology affects learning, teaching, assessment, and… academic honesty. While digital tools, artificial intelligence, and online platforms may offer some benefits, they also raise questions about how schools (and colleges/universities) manage human behavior—especially when it comes to dishonesty.

ChatGPT can help students with research and writing essays and solving maths problems and while this can enhance learning, it also presents opportunities for academic dishonesty. Many institutions still lack policies that specifically address AI-generated work, leaving them to play catch-up as students find creative ways to bypass traditional assessment methods. The rapid adoption of online assessment by schools and colleges has opened the door to new forms of cheating. From sharing answers via social media as was the case with the International Baccalaureate in the May 2024 session, to using unauthorized tech during exams. Students now have easy access to tools that can undermine the integrity of assessments. School administrators are often left scrambling for solutions like lockdowns and AI detection software, but these tools are not foolproof and can lead to intrusive surveillance and unnecessary tension.

Institutions that jumped onto the high-tech (and expensive) tech band wagon are now facing issues with cheating for which they had not prepared, and some seem to be rethinking their decision to go down the tech route.

Read this article on the Radio New Zealand website about universities and their online assessment problems and solutions.

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