We need to talk about the right thing to do. It does not even faze them. They don't register that they're cheating. Catching students comes with experience.
Teachers often develop two or three versions of the test.
And when something too sophisticated shows up in a paper, teachers know to go check it out. According to The Associated Press, a physics professor at the University of Virginia recently developed a computer program to detect duplicated phrases in term papers. More than 120 students were found to have duplicated phrases from other term papers during the past five semesters. The school's student-run honor committee can expel students if they are found guilty of plagiarism. Thomas Hall, student chairman of the committee, said guilty students who have already graduated may lose their diplomas.