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Latest study reveals sharp rise in essay cheating globally, with millions of students involved

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  1. iDanoo
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    Wow that's actually quite a few people.. Also.. Glad to hear there banned in NZ - although I'm sure it still happens way more often than we can detect.

    In studies from 2014 to present, the percentage of students admitting to paying someone else to undertake their work was 15.7%.

    Wow that's actually quite a few people.. Also..

    Essay-mills are currently legal in the UK, although they are banned in the USA and New Zealand

    Glad to hear there banned in NZ - although I'm sure it still happens way more often than we can detect.

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  2. teaearlgraycold
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    It would be fun to compare known legitimately authored text from each student against their essays with machine learning. If I ever become an English teacher I'll have a fun project.

    It would be fun to compare known legitimately authored text from each student against their essays with machine learning. If I ever become an English teacher I'll have a fun project.

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