Lecturers struggling to combat essay mills with assessment design

Types of assessment viewed as least susceptible to contract cheating are those least likely to be set by academics, Australian study finds

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January 4, 2019

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January 9, 2019

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Individual effort: a variety of assessment types would be the best way of combating contract cheating

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Print headline: Lecturers failing to combat essay mills owing to assessment design

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