What encourages cheating and aggression in classrooms, and how can

teachers respond to it?

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It's disturbing to discover that students think that it is acceptable to cheat.

While cheating is discouraged in private schools by tough Codes of Behavior which
are enforced, cheating still exists. Private schools which devise tests requiring
written answers rather than multiple guess answers discourage cheating. It's more
work for teachers to grade, but written answers do eliminate an opportunity for
cheating.

I think some reason encourages students for cheating is to get high grades, they
think everybody does it. They think cheating offers an easy way out so why bother
studying hard if you can cheat. I believed there is a mechanism within each of us
triggers a need to “save face”. Saving face can mean a desire to save oneself from the
angry assault of a parent or teacher; it can mean avoiding embarrassment. Maybe
other reason is the”survival instinct” why student cheat.

Expediency might be one reason for cheating, but I'm not sure it’s the main
reason. In fact, strangely, young people will sometimes go to greater lengths to cheat
than to study for a test. Occasionally, this is due to boredom. Studies indicate that
there is a high correlation between certain pedagogical practices and cheating
behavior: lack of clarity in a lesson, perceived lack of relevance, and too few tests
offered in a grading period are just a few examples. I've even wondered at times if
cheating isn't some form of student protest against certain types of curricular or
pedagogical factors.

Before cheating is only simple as students can write notes on the most ordinary
things like gum wrappers and bottle labels and bring them safely into the exam
room or you can fit many pages of information on a small piece of paper using very
small fonts unless you are watching carefully or ban them completely. But
nowadays, cheating can be in a form of electronic equipment. Be alert to these
techniques. Sending text messages via cell phone is more common than you realize.
Notes captured by their cameras can be a way to cheat. Watch for earphones which
can be extremely tiny and are used to play back notes.

Teachers should fill children with a love of learning, who impart some idea of life's
possibilities and who understand that assessment is merely a means to an end, not
the end itself. A meaningful curriculum will shift the focus from learning boring lists
of irrelevant facts to exploring subjects in depth. Teachers must be vigilant and alert
to all the newer forms of cheating, particularly electronic cheating. Ultimately the
best solution is to make learning exciting and absorbing. Teach the whole child.
Make the learning process student-centric. Allow students to buy into the process.
Empower them to guide and direct their learning. Encourage creativity and critical
thinking as opposed to rote learning.

Teachers need to demonstrate to students why it is important for them to know the
material we are presenting and the purpose it will serve in the bigger context of
their studies and lives. Teachers should enables student to understand the meaning
and relevance of an academic less.